Hello,

 

In the ten checks (approach phase), when passing FL100, i say "FL100 desceding altitude 4000ft" (the MCP ALT), note that the transition level is 5000ft in this case.

 

The F/O replies "Flight level 040 checked"

 

Is this a mistake? below the TL, the altitude is said in FT and not in FL

 

Regards

Did you have the TL entered in the Descent Page on the FMC?

still that shouldnt be even a FL.

Yep Bryan, 

 

The F/O always replies with FL below the Transition Level. This is not correct

Are you in descent mode?  

 

Please double check page 26 in the manual.

 

When cleared to an Altitude, you should say: "SET QNH" or "SET ALTIMETER".

 

At 10,000 in the descent, you should only really say "10 Checks" as shown in the manual.  

I'm reading the page 26 on manual:

 

"Passing 10,000ft the FO will call "ALTIMETERS". Speak: FLIGHT LEVEL 100, DESCENDING ALTITUDE XXX, TEN CHECKS

 

You say that i should only say Ten Checks. In the manual, it says that i should say all the setence above.

 

Could you clarify this please ?

Still the same problem. TL - 4000ft (set also on the descent forecasts page), at FL130, the ATC told me to descent to 2000ft, at FL130 i said SET QHN (nothing happened), i said too SET ALTIMETER (nothing happened).

 

I set by myself the barometer to the local pressure,

 

at FL100, i said FL100, descending altitude 2000, TEN CHECKS.

 

The F/O replies with Flight Level zero, two, zero, checked.

 

Sure there's something wrong here. 

 

I followed what is written on the manual

"Ten Checks" is written in red.

 

You're supposed to say what's written in Red.

 

And there is no response to Set QNH/Altimeter.  That's deliberate.

 

Cheers,

The problem of printing the manuals in black and white can lead to problems like this..

 

Thanks for your help,

 

Cheers