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C650 flight crew is questioned by ZHU regarding assigned altitude of FL350 and potential conflict with another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 615449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aex.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation III, VI, VII |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 615449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : mode c other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cruising with autoplt engaged, ATC asked if we were level at FL350. The controller advised we had traffic below us. The aircraft I was flying was level at FL350. I informed the controller we were level and requested FL390 due to moderate to severe turbulence reported in area 70 mi ahead of us. The controller told me they were 'pulling the tapes' to check things out. The controller said radar showed us not at FL350. The controller then gave us FL390 and handed us off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C650 FLT CREW IS QUESTIONED BY ZHU REGARDING ASSIGNED ALT OF FL350 AND POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: CRUISING WITH AUTOPLT ENGAGED, ATC ASKED IF WE WERE LEVEL AT FL350. THE CTLR ADVISED WE HAD TFC BELOW US. THE ACFT I WAS FLYING WAS LEVEL AT FL350. I INFORMED THE CTLR WE WERE LEVEL AND REQUESTED FL390 DUE TO MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB RPTED IN AREA 70 MI AHEAD OF US. THE CTLR TOLD ME THEY WERE 'PULLING THE TAPES' TO CHK THINGS OUT. THE CTLR SAID RADAR SHOWED US NOT AT FL350. THE CTLR THEN GAVE US FL390 AND HANDED US OFF.
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.