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Attributes | |
ACN | 713971 |
Time | |
Date | 200610 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : txk.vortac |
State Reference | AR |
Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other vortac |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
ASRS Report | 713971 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
ASRS Report | 713972 |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Shortly after level at FL370 ATC asked our altitude. We replied FL370. We then realized we had not changed our altimeters to 29.92 at transition; they were still at 29.64. We reset altimeters.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS ALTDEV.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL AT FL370 ATC ASKED OUR ALT. WE REPLIED FL370. WE THEN REALIZED WE HAD NOT CHANGED OUR ALTIMETERS TO 29.92 AT TRANSITION; THEY WERE STILL AT 29.64. WE RESET ALTIMETERS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.