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A B727 test crew leaves 5000 ft for FL260 when the departure controller issues a 'cleared to six zero' clearance by luf, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : luf.milfac |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : luf.milfac |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 523630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As first officer of flight xyz, our clearance was to depart gyr on runway 21 and climb to 3000 ft and turn to 220 degrees. Prior to reaching 3000 ft, we established contact with luke AFB approach, and were cleared in the climb to 5000 ft as the new assigned altitude. While climbing to 5000 ft, the luke AFB approach controller said in broken english, 'flight xyz, you are cleared two six zero.' the captain as the PNF responded, 'we were clear to climb to FL260' and the luke controller responded in the affirmative. We then continued to climb. At 7500 ft, the controller told us to descend immediately to 6000 ft, we did. After speaking with the controller, we all agreed that it was a miscom in the stated altitude clearance. He then stated that there were no problems or conflicts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 TEST CREW LEAVES 5000 FT FOR FL260 WHEN THE DEP CTLR ISSUES A 'CLRED TO SIX ZERO' CLRNC BY LUF, AZ.
Narrative: AS FO OF FLT XYZ, OUR CLRNC WAS TO DEPART GYR ON RWY 21 AND CLB TO 3000 FT AND TURN TO 220 DEGS. PRIOR TO REACHING 3000 FT, WE ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH LUKE AFB APCH, AND WERE CLRED IN THE CLB TO 5000 FT AS THE NEW ASSIGNED ALT. WHILE CLBING TO 5000 FT, THE LUKE AFB APCH CTLR SAID IN BROKEN ENGLISH, 'FLT XYZ, YOU ARE CLRED TWO SIX ZERO.' THE CAPT AS THE PNF RESPONDED, 'WE WERE CLR TO CLB TO FL260' AND THE LUKE CTLR RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. WE THEN CONTINUED TO CLB. AT 7500 FT, THE CTLR TOLD US TO DSND IMMEDIATELY TO 6000 FT, WE DID. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE CTLR, WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS A MISCOM IN THE STATED ALT CLRNC. HE THEN STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBS OR CONFLICTS.
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.