Final Report A320 (PK-LUI) & B739 (PK-LPF), en-route NW of Surabaya Indonesia, 6 Jan 2018

Final Report A320 (PK-LUI) & B739 (PK-LPF), en-route NW of Surabaya Indonesia, 6 Jan 2018

Publication info
Author
KNKT Indonesia
Category
Accident Reports Loss of Separation Level Bust Human Factors
Date of publication
06/01/2018

On 6 January 2018, a Boeing 737-900 and an Airbus A320 both inbound to Surabaya with similar estimated arrival times were cleared to hold at the same waypoint at FL100 and FL110 respectively but separation was lost when the A320 continued below FL110. Proximity was limited to 1.9nm laterally and 600 feet vertically following correct responses to coordinated TCAS RAs. The Investigation found that all clearances / readbacks had been correct but that the A320 crew had set FL100 instead of their FL110 clearance and attributed this to diminished performance due to the passive distraction of one of the pilots.

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