Narrative:

On deer park arrival to bdl about 30 mi south of orw, given incorrect altimeter setting of 30.47 by ZBW. Over orw, bdl approach asked us to verify our altitude of 11000 ft, and gave us a new altimeter of 29.64. Corrected altimeter and noted we were 800 ft low. We reset altimeter and corrected our altitude.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-200 WERE 800 FT LOW OF THEIR ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE ALT DURING A STAR ARR DUE TO ARTCC CTLR GIVING THE WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING.

Narrative: ON DEER PARK ARR TO BDL ABOUT 30 MI S OF ORW, GIVEN INCORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.47 BY ZBW. OVER ORW, BDL APCH ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR ALT OF 11000 FT, AND GAVE US A NEW ALTIMETER OF 29.64. CORRECTED ALTIMETER AND NOTED WE WERE 800 FT LOW. WE RESET ALTIMETER AND CORRECTED OUR ALT.

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.