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Medevac pilot advised after departure that he was on the wrong transponder code. Corrected without further questions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 576841 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Leading up to event, preflight completed, transponder set to assigned discrete code. Later, maintenance pilot ran aircraft to check torque system with PAR system. During ground run and hover, maintenance pilot reset transponder to 1200 (VFR). Given medevac call, I did not check transponder setting after run-up. On climb out, tower questioned transponder setting. Adjusted transponder to appropriate code and continued with mission. No other question or problems with ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MEDEVAC PLT ADVISED AFTER DEP THAT HE WAS ON THE WRONG XPONDER CODE. CORRECTED WITHOUT FURTHER QUESTIONS.
Narrative: LEADING UP TO EVENT, PREFLT COMPLETED, XPONDER SET TO ASSIGNED DISCRETE CODE. LATER, MAINT PLT RAN ACFT TO CHK TORQUE SYSTEM WITH PAR SYSTEM. DURING GND RUN AND HOVER, MAINT PLT RESET XPONDER TO 1200 (VFR). GIVEN MEDEVAC CALL, I DID NOT CHK XPONDER SETTING AFTER RUN-UP. ON CLB OUT, TWR QUESTIONED XPONDER SETTING. ADJUSTED XPONDER TO APPROPRIATE CODE AND CONTINUED WITH MISSION. NO OTHER QUESTION OR PROBS WITH ATC.
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.