Altitude deviation on descent.

Attributes
ACN	294290
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lrp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	294290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Descent from FL200 to 17000 ft ZDC gave altimeter 29.19. Apparently leveled at 16750 ft, called by center and reset at 17000 ft. Switched to approach and altimeter they gave was 29.32.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ON DSCNT.

Narrative: DSCNT FROM FL200 TO 17000 FT ZDC GAVE ALTIMETER 29.19. APPARENTLY LEVELED AT 16750 FT, CALLED BY CTR AND RESET AT 17000 FT. SWITCHED TO APCH AND ALTIMETER THEY GAVE WAS 29.32.

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.