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A B757 flight crew fails to set their center altimeter to qnh when descending to 11000 ft. They overshot their assigned altitude by 300 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10700 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 384510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 384509 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Bos approach 11000 ft. Location: pvd. On descent leveled 300 ft low due to failure to reset center altimeter to qnh.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLC FAILS TO SET THEIR CTR ALTIMETER TO QNH WHEN DSNDING TO 11000 FT. THEY OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT BY 300 FT.
Narrative: BOS APCH 11000 FT. LOCATION: PVD. ON DSCNT LEVELED 300 FT LOW DUE TO FAILURE TO RESET CTR ALTIMETER TO QNH.
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.