An altitude overshoot attributed to incorrect setting of the altimeter.

Attributes
ACN	565293
Time
Date	200211
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12700 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d01.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 221
ASRS Report	565293
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Assigned altitude was 13000 ft. Current qnh was 29.58. First officer's altimeter was still at 29.92. Aircraft descended to 12700 ft. First officer was hand flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ALT OVERSHOOT ATTRIBUTED TO INCORRECT SETTING OF THE ALTIMETER.

Narrative: ASSIGNED ALT WAS 13000 FT. CURRENT QNH WAS 29.58. FO'S ALTIMETER WAS STILL AT 29.92. ACFT DSNDED TO 12700 FT. FO WAS HAND FLYING.

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.