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The flight crew descended to 11000 ft and set their altimeters to 30 pt 43 and commented on what a high altimeter setting they had received. Upon level off the controller asked their altitude which was an indicated 11000 ft with 30 pt 43 altimeter setting. The actual altimeter setting should have been 29 pt 52. Actually the crew was at 10200 ft MSL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327851 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mrb |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 327851 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared descent to 11000 ft, altimeter 30.43. Leveled at 11000 ft, ZNY queried whether we were cleared to 10000 ft or 11000 ft. We replied '11000 ft, altimeter 30.43.' he said we indicated 10000 ft, and that his altimeter was 29.52. Told us to adjust to 10000 ft on 29.52. We complied. Supplemental information from acn 327960: descending through 18000, altimiters were set and comment made high altimeter for WX and wind conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC DSNDED TO 11000 FT AND SET THEIR ALTIMETERS TO 30 PT 43 AND COMMENTED ON WHAT A HIGH ALTIMETER SETTING THEY HAD RECEIVED. UPON LEVEL OFF THE CTLR ASKED THEIR ALT WHICH WAS AN INDICATED 11000 FT WITH 30 PT 43 ALTIMETER SETTING. THE ACTUAL ALTIMETER SETTING SHOULD HAVE BEEN 29 PT 52. ACTUALLY THE CREW WAS AT 10200 FT MSL.
Narrative: CLRED DSCNT TO 11000 FT, ALTIMETER 30.43. LEVELED AT 11000 FT, ZNY QUERIED WHETHER WE WERE CLRED TO 10000 FT OR 11000 FT. WE REPLIED '11000 FT, ALTIMETER 30.43.' HE SAID WE INDICATED 10000 FT, AND THAT HIS ALTIMETER WAS 29.52. TOLD US TO ADJUST TO 10000 FT ON 29.52. WE COMPLIED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 327960: DSNDING THROUGH 18000, ALTIMITERS WERE SET AND COMMENT MADE HIGH ALTIMETER FOR WX AND WIND CONDITIONS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.