B737-400 crew did not set qne at the transition level in ZNY class a.

Attributes
ACN	519840
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : slt.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23620 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1040
ASRS Report	519840
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On aug/wed/01 I was the first officer operating alb-pit. While in cruise at FL240 ZNY requested that we check our altimeter setting. Instead of 29.92 we had 30.30 on both altimeters, indicating almost 400 ft off of our assigned altitude. Upon being told of our deviation, we then corrected our altitude. Contributing factors were both crew members being distracted by studying charts, and myself giving a passenger briefing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-400 CREW DID NOT SET QNE AT THE TRANSITION LEVEL IN ZNY CLASS A.

Narrative: ON AUG/WED/01 I WAS THE FO OPERATING ALB-PIT. WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL240 ZNY REQUESTED THAT WE CHK OUR ALTIMETER SETTING. INSTEAD OF 29.92 WE HAD 30.30 ON BOTH ALTIMETERS, INDICATING ALMOST 400 FT OFF OF OUR ASSIGNED ALT. UPON BEING TOLD OF OUR DEV, WE THEN CORRECTED OUR ALT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE BOTH CREW MEMBERS BEING DISTRACTED BY STUDYING CHARTS, AND MYSELF GIVING A PAX BRIEFING.

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.