Narrative:

This was a cargo flight from hong kong -- narita -- anchorage. The destination WX anchorage was 600 ft overcast, 1 1/2 mi, light snow. ILS 6R, altitude 2883. Prior to initial descent the so received and put the ATIS information on the landing bug card. Except the altimeter was written as 2983. We were initially cleared to 13000 ft. I repeated the descent clearance and gave the altimeter as 29.83. Center did not catch this in my readback. During descent we did not level off at any intermediate altitudes. At approximately 6000 ft we encountered moderate to severe turbulence. During this turbulence we were told we would be landing runway 6L. Runway 6R was being closed for snow removal. There may have been another altimeter setting given when we were transferred to approach control. But due to the turbulence the change of runways and having to slow for traffic, we do not recall one. We were cleared for runway 6L localizer approach and maintain 1600 ft until established and contact the tower. Approximately 3 mi from bruck LOM (IAF) (this was referenced from anc VOR which is close to bruck.) the so noticed the radio altitude at 800 ft and the barometric altitude at approximately 1800 ft. I said let's go around. The captain started the go around at the same time the tower reported they had a low altitude alert warning from us. We went around. The correct altimeter setting was set and a localizer runway 6L approach was completed without incident. After landing we were told to taxi to parking on tower frequency. As we taxied we heard the tower tell another aircraft they had a low altitude alert, and to maintain their altitude. Was this done to an improper altitude setting too? ATC does use the term low/low after low altimeter settings. At what setting it is required? I don't know. But I feel any time it is below 2900 ft it should be used.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTIMETER MISSED, LOW ALT ALERT, GAR.

Narrative: THIS WAS A CARGO FLT FROM HONG KONG -- NARITA -- ANCHORAGE. THE DEST WX ANCHORAGE WAS 600 FT OVCST, 1 1/2 MI, LIGHT SNOW. ILS 6R, ALT 2883. PRIOR TO INITIAL DSCNT THE SO RECEIVED AND PUT THE ATIS INFO ON THE LNDG BUG CARD. EXCEPT THE ALTIMETER WAS WRITTEN AS 2983. WE WERE INITIALLY CLRED TO 13000 FT. I REPEATED THE DSCNT CLRNC AND GAVE THE ALTIMETER AS 29.83. CTR DID NOT CATCH THIS IN MY READBACK. DURING DSCNT WE DID NOT LEVEL OFF AT ANY INTERMEDIATE ALTS. AT APPROX 6000 FT WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB. DURING THIS TURB WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD BE LNDG RWY 6L. RWY 6R WAS BEING CLOSED FOR SNOW REMOVAL. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ANOTHER ALTIMETER SETTING GIVEN WHEN WE WERE TRANSFERRED TO APCH CTL. BUT DUE TO THE TURB THE CHANGE OF RWYS AND HAVING TO SLOW FOR TFC, WE DO NOT RECALL ONE. WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 6L LOC APCH AND MAINTAIN 1600 FT UNTIL ESTABLISHED AND CONTACT THE TWR. APPROX 3 MI FROM BRUCK LOM (IAF) (THIS WAS REFED FROM ANC VOR WHICH IS CLOSE TO BRUCK.) THE SO NOTICED THE RADIO ALT AT 800 FT AND THE BAROMETRIC ALT AT APPROX 1800 FT. I SAID LET'S GAR. THE CAPT STARTED THE GAR AT THE SAME TIME THE TWR RPTED THEY HAD A LOW ALT ALERT WARNING FROM US. WE WENT AROUND. THE CORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING WAS SET AND A LOC RWY 6L APCH WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO PARKING ON TWR FREQ. AS WE TAXIED WE HEARD THE TWR TELL ANOTHER ACFT THEY HAD A LOW ALT ALERT, AND TO MAINTAIN THEIR ALT. WAS THIS DONE TO AN IMPROPER ALT SETTING TOO? ATC DOES USE THE TERM LOW/LOW AFTER LOW ALTIMETER SETTINGS. AT WHAT SETTING IT IS REQUIRED? I DON'T KNOW. BUT I FEEL ANY TIME IT IS BELOW 2900 FT IT SHOULD BE USED.

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.