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Flight crew of DC9, engrossed in dealing with mechanical and WX problems, failed to reset altimeters to qnh and leveled off higher than cleared altitude during descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 591224 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : tackl |
| State Reference | ON |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : holding descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : holding pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 591224 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to gradual deteriorating CSD temperature problem and possible WX concerns at our destination, I was preoccupied dealing with these issues. The first officer was very busy with flying and communicating with ATC. As a result of the aforementioned conditions, altimeters were not set to 30.25 from 29.92, hence, high at leveloff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF DC9, ENGROSSED IN DEALING WITH MECHANICAL AND WX PROBS, FAILED TO RESET ALTIMETERS TO QNH AND LEVELED OFF HIGHER THAN CLRED ALT DURING DSCNT.
Narrative: DUE TO GRADUAL DETERIORATING CSD TEMP PROB AND POSSIBLE WX CONCERNS AT OUR DEST, I WAS PREOCCUPIED DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES. THE FO WAS VERY BUSY WITH FLYING AND COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. AS A RESULT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED CONDITIONS, ALTIMETERS WERE NOT SET TO 30.25 FROM 29.92, HENCE, HIGH AT LEVELOFF.
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.