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Altimeter setting - air carrier is given the wrong altimeter setting by approach control on descent then corrects after level off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10590 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 299860 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 299859 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent into lga altimeter given by approach was 29.84 lga altimeter was 29.43. We leveled at 11000 ft with 29.84 and then corrected altimeter to 29.43 and climbed back up to 11000 ft. ATC did not make any comments about our altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTIMETER SETTING - ACR IS GIVEN THE WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING BY APCH CTL ON DSCNT THEN CORRECTS AFTER LEVEL OFF.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO LGA ALTIMETER GIVEN BY APCH WAS 29.84 LGA ALTIMETER WAS 29.43. WE LEVELED AT 11000 FT WITH 29.84 AND THEN CORRECTED ALTIMETER TO 29.43 AND CLBED BACK UP TO 11000 FT. ATC DID NOT MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT OUR 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.