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B757-200 crew had new company flight planning computer program file the aircraft at the wrong direction of flight altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 568534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 568534 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I filed flight plan with wrong direction-of-flight altitude -- FL290 instead of FL280 or FL310. Route X, programmed in, was looking for best burnout, etc. While discussing the reject dialogues with computer programmer, computer logic seemed inconsistent. Crew sent message after takeoff wondering why computer had planned wrong-way altitude (they were at FL280).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CREW HAD NEW COMPANY FLT PLANNING COMPUTER PROGRAM FILE THE ACFT AT THE WRONG DIRECTION OF FLT ALT.
Narrative: I FILED FLT PLAN WITH WRONG DIRECTION-OF-FLT ALT -- FL290 INSTEAD OF FL280 OR FL310. RTE X, PROGRAMMED IN, WAS LOOKING FOR BEST BURNOUT, ETC. WHILE DISCUSSING THE REJECT DIALOGUES WITH COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, COMPUTER LOGIC SEEMED INCONSISTENT. CREW SENT MESSAGE AFTER TKOF WONDERING WHY COMPUTER HAD PLANNED WRONG-WAY ALT (THEY WERE AT FL280).
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.