Air carrier large transport so provides incorrect altimeter setting to pilots.

Attributes
ACN	140204
Time
Date	199003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aqn airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	140204
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After receiving 'change-over' information (landing data provided by company via ACARS) I mistakenly wrote 29.32 instead of 30.32, and handed the information to the pilots. This made the altimeter read lower than the actual altitude. Descending through FL180 the captain and F/a set the altimeter to 29.32 and questioned it. I was unaware of their discussion. On final, and upon further scrutiny, we concluded we were high and discovered the incorrect setting. Upon making the correction we proceeded to an uneventful landing. No inquiries from ATC were heard. Our descent must have looked slow to them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT SO PROVIDES INCORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING TO PLTS.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING 'CHANGE-OVER' INFO (LNDG DATA PROVIDED BY COMPANY VIA ACARS) I MISTAKENLY WROTE 29.32 INSTEAD OF 30.32, AND HANDED THE INFO TO THE PLTS. THIS MADE THE ALTIMETER READ LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL ALT. DSNDING THROUGH FL180 THE CAPT AND F/A SET THE ALTIMETER TO 29.32 AND QUESTIONED IT. I WAS UNAWARE OF THEIR DISCUSSION. ON FINAL, AND UPON FURTHER SCRUTINY, WE CONCLUDED WE WERE HIGH AND DISCOVERED THE INCORRECT SETTING. UPON MAKING THE CORRECTION WE PROCEEDED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. NO INQUIRIES FROM ATC WERE HEARD. OUR DSCNT MUST HAVE LOOKED SLOW TO THEM.

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.