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Flight crew of a B737-200 were 800 ft low of their assigned intermediate altitude during a STAR arrival due to ARTCC controller giving the wrong altimeter setting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10200 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : dpk.dpk 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 461790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 463169 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
On deer park arrival to bdl about 30 mi south of orw, given incorrect altimeter setting of 30.47 by ZBW. Over orw, bdl approach asked us to verify our altitude of 11000 ft, and gave us a new altimeter of 29.64. Corrected altimeter and noted we were 800 ft low. We reset altimeter and corrected our altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-200 WERE 800 FT LOW OF THEIR ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE ALT DURING A STAR ARR DUE TO ARTCC CTLR GIVING THE WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING.
Narrative: ON DEER PARK ARR TO BDL ABOUT 30 MI S OF ORW, GIVEN INCORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.47 BY ZBW. OVER ORW, BDL APCH ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR ALT OF 11000 FT, AND GAVE US A NEW ALTIMETER OF 29.64. CORRECTED ALTIMETER AND NOTED WE WERE 800 FT LOW. WE RESET ALTIMETER AND CORRECTED OUR ALT.
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.