An altitude undershoot attributed to incorrect setting of the altimeter.

Attributes
ACN	565840
Time
Date	200211
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22700 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-10 Conversion
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : j84.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	565840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Failed to set 29.92 standard altimeter setting passing transition altitude (FL180) resulting in leveling off at FL327.5 for approximately 3 mins until notified by ZLC. Even with error, altitude was within tolerance of instruments for maintaining assigned altitude of FL330.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ALT UNDERSHOOT ATTRIBUTED TO INCORRECT SETTING OF THE ALTIMETER.

Narrative: FAILED TO SET 29.92 STANDARD ALTIMETER SETTING PASSING TRANSITION ALT (FL180) RESULTING IN LEVELING OFF AT FL327.5 FOR APPROX 3 MINS UNTIL NOTIFIED BY ZLC. EVEN WITH ERROR, ALT WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE OF INSTS FOR MAINTAINING ASSIGNED ALT OF FL330.

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.