 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B767-300ER flight descends 500 ft past their assigned altitude of 4000 ft with an improper altimeter setting 30 NM from eidw, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511498 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eidw.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eisn.artcc artcc : zse.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 511498 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent, passing 5000 ft for 4000 ft, altimeter was incorrectly set to 29.95. Correct setting should have been 0995 hp. Approach said they showed us 500 ft low. Correct setting would have been 29.38. Low time captain with 2 man crew all night from nyc/jfk contributed to lack of awareness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300ER FLT DSNDS 500 FT PAST THEIR ASSIGNED ALT OF 4000 FT WITH AN IMPROPER ALTIMETER SETTING 30 NM FROM EIDW, FO.
Narrative: ON DSCNT, PASSING 5000 FT FOR 4000 FT, ALTIMETER WAS INCORRECTLY SET TO 29.95. CORRECT SETTING SHOULD HAVE BEEN 0995 HP. APCH SAID THEY SHOWED US 500 FT LOW. CORRECT SETTING WOULD HAVE BEEN 29.38. LOW TIME CAPT WITH 2 MAN CREW ALL NIGHT FROM NYC/JFK CONTRIBUTED TO LACK OF AWARENESS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.