Flight crew of a B737 overshot intermediate descent altitude due to forgetting to reset altimeters b...

Attributes
ACN	427480
Time
Date	199902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fjc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12550 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	427480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On descent we were given a crossing restr of 13000 ft at vibes intersection. The altimeter for the local area was 30.37. We failed to reset altimeter from 29.92 causing us to miss our crossing altitude by approximately 450 ft. Center advised us to reset altimeter to 30.37 and maintain 13000 ft. Our procedure is descending out of FL180 we call for descent and approach checklist, reset altimeters. On this day we had distrs from both the flight attendants and ATC -- just as I was going to call for checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737 OVERSHOT INTERMEDIATE DSCNT ALT DUE TO FORGETTING TO RESET ALTIMETERS BELOW FL180.

Narrative: ON DSCNT WE WERE GIVEN A XING RESTR OF 13000 FT AT VIBES INTXN. THE ALTIMETER FOR THE LCL AREA WAS 30.37. WE FAILED TO RESET ALTIMETER FROM 29.92 CAUSING US TO MISS OUR XING ALT BY APPROX 450 FT. CTR ADVISED US TO RESET ALTIMETER TO 30.37 AND MAINTAIN 13000 FT. OUR PROC IS DSNDING OUT OF FL180 WE CALL FOR DSCNT AND APCH CHKLIST, RESET ALTIMETERS. ON THIS DAY WE HAD DISTRS FROM BOTH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND ATC -- JUST AS I WAS GOING TO CALL FOR CHKLIST.

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.

Flight crew of a B737 overshot intermediate descent altitude due to forgetting to reset altimeters below FL180.