A B737-400 flight crew forgets to set their altimeters to 29 pt 92 at FL180 on the climb to FL290. The crew cited some distraction over concerns about in-flight turbulence reports near their destination airport.

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Attributes
ACN	428090
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sea.vortac
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level
Route In Use	departure sid : ns enroute airway : mskf.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	428090
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : mode c other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Diversion of attention, did not reset altimeter to 29.92 passing FL180. Concerned with reports of severe turbulence at destination reported to us on company frequency. Spent too much time gathering information from company, checking all charts (approach, hi/low) and pubs pertaining to severe turbulence. We made the 1000 ft call FL280 for FL290. ZSE said we were showing FL296, not FL290. Descended immediately to FL290, resetting altimeters on the way down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 FLC FORGETS TO SET THEIR ALTIMETERS TO 29 PT 92 AT FL180 ON THE CLB TO FL290. THE CREW CITED SOME DISTR OVER CONCERNS ABOUT INFLT TURB RPTS NEAR THEIR DEST ARPT.

Narrative: DIVERSION OF ATTN, DID NOT RESET ALTIMETER TO 29.92 PASSING FL180. CONCERNED WITH RPTS OF SEVERE TURB AT DEST RPTED TO US ON COMPANY FREQ. SPENT TOO MUCH TIME GATHERING INFO FROM COMPANY, CHKING ALL CHARTS (APCH, HI/LOW) AND PUBS PERTAINING TO SEVERE TURB. WE MADE THE 1000 FT CALL FL280 FOR FL290. ZSE SAID WE WERE SHOWING FL296, NOT FL290. DSNDED IMMEDIATELY TO FL290, RESETTING ALTIMETERS ON THE WAY DOWN.

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.