Wrong altimeter setting. Aircraft 1000' lower than indicated.

Attributes
ACN	128852
Time
Date	198911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rbv
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	128852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	128884
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crew reset altimeters during descent checklist from 29.92 to 30.25. Upon level off at 11,000' ATC advised us to 'check altimeter set at 29.25'. We apparently received wrong altimeter setting resulting in a 1000' error. I spoke with ATC via phone after landing to discuss problem and was advised there was no conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING. ACFT 1000' LOWER THAN INDICATED.

Narrative: CREW RESET ALTIMETERS DURING DESCENT CHECKLIST FROM 29.92 TO 30.25. UPON LEVEL OFF AT 11,000' ATC ADVISED US TO 'CHECK ALTIMETER SET AT 29.25'. WE APPARENTLY RECEIVED WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING RESULTING IN A 1000' ERROR. I SPOKE WITH ATC VIA PHONE AFTER LNDG TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO CONFLICT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.