B737 crew uses departure station altimeter setting while descending into destination at atl.

Attributes
ACN	417430
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rmg
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	417430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Printed out arrival ATIS received via ACARS. During descent checklist, printed departure ATIS was inadvertently looked at and used for altimeter setting. Realized error near leveloff at 10000 ft MSL and corrected altimeter setting. No conflict evident visually via TCASII or from approach control. Uneventful arrival and landing at destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW USES DEP STATION ALTIMETER SETTING WHILE DSNDING INTO DEST AT ATL.

Narrative: PRINTED OUT ARR ATIS RECEIVED VIA ACARS. DURING DSCNT CHKLIST, PRINTED DEP ATIS WAS INADVERTENTLY LOOKED AT AND USED FOR ALTIMETER SETTING. REALIZED ERROR NEAR LEVELOFF AT 10000 FT MSL AND CORRECTED ALTIMETER SETTING. NO CONFLICT EVIDENT VISUALLY VIA TCASII OR FROM APCH CTL. UNEVENTFUL ARR AND LNDG AT DEST.

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.