<< >> NASA ASRS Report 466550, March 2000

A B757 first officer reported that he and his captain incorrectly set their altimeter during an approach into msp.

Attributes
ACN	466550
Time
Date	200003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : twin z
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : eau clair 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	466550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On the arrival, cleared to cross twinz at 11000 ft, approach checked our assigned altitude. We were at 11000 ft. ATC asked us to change xponders. The altimeter was set improperly at 30.67 instead of 30.07 (wrong altimeter setting). Continued with corrected setting, ATC didn't say that there was any problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FO RPTED THAT HE AND HIS CAPT INCORRECTLY SET THEIR ALTIMETER DURING AN APCH INTO MSP.

Narrative: ON THE ARR, CLRED TO CROSS TWINZ AT 11000 FT, APCH CHKED OUR ASSIGNED ALT. WE WERE AT 11000 FT. ATC ASKED US TO CHANGE XPONDERS. THE ALTIMETER WAS SET IMPROPERLY AT 30.67 INSTEAD OF 30.07 (WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING). CONTINUED WITH CORRECTED SETTING, ATC DIDN'T SAY THAT THERE WAS ANY PROB.

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.