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Flight crew of turbo jet climb into rvsm airspace with newly installed equipment which may not have been certified operational.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 733871 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc.artcc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 733871 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 733872 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Picked up aircraft after installation of rvsm equipment. Climbed to FL370 unaware that all final checks of equipment may or may not have been completed. All equipment worked perfectly and there were no conflicts of any kind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF TURBO JET CLIMB INTO RVSM AIRSPACE WITH NEWLY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT WHICH MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED OPERATIONAL.
Narrative: PICKED UP ACFT AFTER INSTALLATION OF RVSM EQUIP. CLBED TO FL370 UNAWARE THAT ALL FINAL CHKS OF EQUIP MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. ALL EQUIP WORKED PERFECTLY AND THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS OF ANY KIND.
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.