Flight crew of a MD80 overshot climb altitude due to having the wrong altimeter setting. They corrected their altitude at once with no comment from ATC.

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Attributes
ACN	361230
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : okk
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16400
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tracon : lnk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	361230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altitude deviation. ATC facility: ZAU. Location: okk/180/20. After leveling at 16000 ft we asked for the local altitude setting. Due to an improper altimeter setting on the ground we were above our assigned altitude by greater than 300 ft. We immediately corrected and did not receive any comments from ATC regarding our altitude. It is very important to verify the correct altimeter setting on the ground especially if a front has passed through the area the night before as was our case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A MD80 OVERSHOT CLB ALT DUE TO HAVING THE WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING. THEY CORRECTED THEIR ALT AT ONCE WITH NO COMMENT FROM ATC.

Narrative: ALTDEV. ATC FACILITY: ZAU. LOCATION: OKK/180/20. AFTER LEVELING AT 16000 FT WE ASKED FOR THE LCL ALT SETTING. DUE TO AN IMPROPER ALTIMETER SETTING ON THE GND WE WERE ABOVE OUR ASSIGNED ALT BY GREATER THAN 300 FT. WE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FROM ATC REGARDING OUR ALT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO VERIFY THE CORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING ON THE GND ESPECIALLY IF A FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA THE NIGHT BEFORE AS WAS OUR CASE.

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.