Air carrier flight crew incorrect altimeter setting causes altitude undershoot.

Attributes
ACN	500200
Time
Date	200101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	500200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crew set 29.92 on initial leveloff at 6000 ft instead of local altimeter setting, causing aircraft to level off early.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC INCORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING CAUSES ALT UNDERSHOOT.

Narrative: CREW SET 29.92 ON INITIAL LEVELOFF AT 6000 FT INSTEAD OF LCL ALTIMETER SETTING, CAUSING ACFT TO LEVEL OFF EARLY.

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.