Altitude deviation altitude overshoot with first officer's altimeter reading incorrectly set one (1)...

Attributes
ACN	361030
Time
Date	199702
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pvd airport : bos
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10750 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	361030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance to cross pvd at 11000 ft at 250 KTS. Received and acknowledged. Descent checklist accomplished. First officer set altimeter to 30.72, actual altimeter setting 29.72. First officer's leg. During descent captain called 12000 ft for 11000 ft. At 11000 ft MSL, aircraft on autoplt, first officer descended through 11000 ft. Captain stopped descent at 10750 ft and directed first officer to level off at 11000 ft, several times. Captain noted altimeter setting discrepancy, first officer changed altimeter setting to correct altitude and leveled off at 11000 ft MSL. During descent checklist first officer incorrectly set altimeter to 30.72 vice 29.72. Captain read and observed '.72' crosschecked and overlooked '30.' that first officer had set in first officer's altimeter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOOT WITH FO'S ALTIMETER READING INCORRECTLY SET ONE (1) INCH TOO HIGH.

Narrative: CLRNC TO CROSS PVD AT 11000 FT AT 250 KTS. RECEIVED AND ACKNOWLEDGED. DSCNT CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. FO SET ALTIMETER TO 30.72, ACTUAL ALTIMETER SETTING 29.72. FO'S LEG. DURING DSCNT CAPT CALLED 12000 FT FOR 11000 FT. AT 11000 FT MSL, ACFT ON AUTOPLT, FO DSNDED THROUGH 11000 FT. CAPT STOPPED DSCNT AT 10750 FT AND DIRECTED FO TO LEVEL OFF AT 11000 FT, SEVERAL TIMES. CAPT NOTED ALTIMETER SETTING DISCREPANCY, FO CHANGED ALTIMETER SETTING TO CORRECT ALT AND LEVELED OFF AT 11000 FT MSL. DURING DSCNT CHKLIST FO INCORRECTLY SET ALTIMETER TO 30.72 VICE 29.72. CAPT READ AND OBSERVED '.72' XCHKED AND OVERLOOKED '30.' THAT FO HAD SET IN FO'S ALTIMETER.

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.

Altitude deviation altitude overshoot with first officer's altimeter reading incorrectly set one (1) inch too high.