Got low altitude warning because of misset altimeter.

Attributes
ACN	290239
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : anc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 360
ASRS Report	290239
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received low altitude warning, pulled up and discovered altimeter setting was misset. Altimeter was set at 29.84 and should have been set 28.84. Crew was distracted by pneumatic (aircraft) problem during the transition from flight level to altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GOT LOW ALT WARNING BECAUSE OF MISSET ALTIMETER.

Narrative: RECEIVED LOW ALT WARNING, PULLED UP AND DISCOVERED ALTIMETER SETTING WAS MISSET. ALTIMETER WAS SET AT 29.84 AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN SET 28.84. CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY PNEUMATIC (ACFT) PROB DURING THE TRANSITION FROM FLT LEVEL TO ALT.

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.