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An improperly set altimeter results in an altitude overshoot and a wrong crossing altitude during arrival to dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 565162 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10600 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : cedar creek |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 565162 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent on cqy 5 approach, we misset our altimeters to 29.95 when the proper setting was 29.55. Approach asked us to verify our altitude and we discovered our error and corrected it. We had been 400 ft low at the crossing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN IMPROPERLY SET ALTIMETER RESULTS IN AN ALT OVERSHOOT AND A WRONG XING ALT DURING ARR TO DFW, TX.
Narrative: ON DSCNT ON CQY 5 APCH, WE MISSET OUR ALTIMETERS TO 29.95 WHEN THE PROPER SETTING WAS 29.55. APCH ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR ALT AND WE DISCOVERED OUR ERROR AND CORRECTED IT. WE HAD BEEN 400 FT LOW AT THE XING.
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.