CL65 into cyul with wrong altimeter setting is 1000 ft lower than altimeter reads.

Attributes
ACN	454650
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyul.airport
State Reference	PQ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 24r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival star : franx 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	454650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	454748
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : altitude radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While being vectored for the approach to runway 24R at montreal, canada, after the franx 3 arrival, approach cleared us to descend to 3000 ft. We found ourselves on an intercept for the final approach course at 3000 ft when approach said something to the effect 'you are at 2000 ft and that's ok, but the noise abatement procedure for that area is 3000 ft and that's what I cleared you to.' sure that we weren't in error, I let them know that all 3 altimeters showed us level at 3000 ft. The controller said he showed 2000 ft and the altimeter setting at 29.32. To my horror we had 30.32. We were 1000 ft low where the MSA is 2600 ft. The self examination immediately kicked in. I had been so used to much higher pressure for so long as the north american continent had been under the influence of continual high pressure with resulting mild WX. I had briefly wondered how the WX in montreal could be 2 1/2 mi visibility with drizzle and rain with such a high pressure setting but I did not verbalize this thought to my first officer. The real contributor to this potential disaster, however, was my habit of writing the altimeter setting using only the last 2 digits when listening to the ATIS, eg, .32 -- that is no longer a habit or practice. After we got on the ground, I asked my first officer to kick me, but he refused.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 INTO CYUL WITH WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING IS 1000 FT LOWER THAN ALTIMETER READS.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE APCH TO RWY 24R AT MONTREAL, CANADA, AFTER THE FRANX 3 ARR, APCH CLRED US TO DSND TO 3000 FT. WE FOUND OURSELVES ON AN INTERCEPT FOR THE FINAL APCH COURSE AT 3000 FT WHEN APCH SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT 'YOU ARE AT 2000 FT AND THAT'S OK, BUT THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC FOR THAT AREA IS 3000 FT AND THAT'S WHAT I CLRED YOU TO.' SURE THAT WE WEREN'T IN ERROR, I LET THEM KNOW THAT ALL 3 ALTIMETERS SHOWED US LEVEL AT 3000 FT. THE CTLR SAID HE SHOWED 2000 FT AND THE ALTIMETER SETTING AT 29.32. TO MY HORROR WE HAD 30.32. WE WERE 1000 FT LOW WHERE THE MSA IS 2600 FT. THE SELF EXAMINATION IMMEDIATELY KICKED IN. I HAD BEEN SO USED TO MUCH HIGHER PRESSURE FOR SO LONG AS THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT HAD BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CONTINUAL HIGH PRESSURE WITH RESULTING MILD WX. I HAD BRIEFLY WONDERED HOW THE WX IN MONTREAL COULD BE 2 1/2 MI VISIBILITY WITH DRIZZLE AND RAIN WITH SUCH A HIGH PRESSURE SETTING BUT I DID NOT VERBALIZE THIS THOUGHT TO MY FO. THE REAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS POTENTIAL DISASTER, HOWEVER, WAS MY HABIT OF WRITING THE ALTIMETER SETTING USING ONLY THE LAST 2 DIGITS WHEN LISTENING TO THE ATIS, EG, .32 -- THAT IS NO LONGER A HABIT OR PRACTICE. AFTER WE GOT ON THE GND, I ASKED MY FO TO KICK ME, BUT HE REFUSED.

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.