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A B757-200 flight crew failed to set 29.92 climbing through FL180. When they leveled at cruise altitude; ATC advised they were 600 ft high.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 715691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : fissh |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35600 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 715691 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure maintenance problem : non compliance with mel |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We leveled at 17000 ft and reset altimeters to another local altimeter setting given by ATC. Subsequently we were given a climb. While in the climb we were deviating around WX and were having a hard time communicating with ATC (for the deviation) due to the volume of radio traffic; which were 2 big distrs. As we passed through FL180 we forgot to reset the altimeters to 29.92 until we leveled off at FL350 and ATC said '...we show you are FL356....'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 FLT CREW FAILED TO SET 29.92 CLBING THROUGH FL180. WHEN THEY LEVELED AT CRUISE ALT; ATC ADVISED THEY WERE 600 FT HIGH.
Narrative: WE LEVELED AT 17000 FT AND RESET ALTIMETERS TO ANOTHER LCL ALTIMETER SETTING GIVEN BY ATC. SUBSEQUENTLY WE WERE GIVEN A CLB. WHILE IN THE CLB WE WERE DEVIATING AROUND WX AND WERE HAVING A HARD TIME COMMUNICATING WITH ATC (FOR THE DEV) DUE TO THE VOLUME OF RADIO TFC; WHICH WERE 2 BIG DISTRS. AS WE PASSED THROUGH FL180 WE FORGOT TO RESET THE ALTIMETERS TO 29.92 UNTIL WE LEVELED OFF AT FL350 AND ATC SAID '...WE SHOW YOU ARE FL356....'
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.