B757 crew forgets to reset altimeters to 29.92 passing 18000 ft and exceeds assigned altitude on lev...

Attributes
ACN	735558
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 38000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	735558
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On level off; ATC advised; as we checked on frequency; that we showed higher than assigned altitude. Altimeters and transponder were reset. Flight resumed cruise at FL380. Problem caused by several factors (ie climbing through moderate turbulence at transition altitude; icing conditions in climb; other distractions) which seem to have all occurred at the same time. Center notified us of deviation as we were checking on and leveling at FL380. Captain (PF) returned aircraft to proper level and flight continued on without further incident. Problem seems to have occurred due to distractions at transition altitude affecting both crew members.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW FORGETS TO RESET ALTIMETERS TO 29.92 PASSING 18000 FT AND EXCEEDS ASSIGNED ALT ON LEVEL OFF.

Narrative: ON LEVEL OFF; ATC ADVISED; AS WE CHKED ON FREQ; THAT WE SHOWED HIGHER THAN ASSIGNED ALT. ALTIMETERS AND XPONDER WERE RESET. FLT RESUMED CRUISE AT FL380. PROB CAUSED BY SEVERAL FACTORS (IE CLBING THROUGH MODERATE TURB AT TRANSITION ALT; ICING CONDITIONS IN CLB; OTHER DISTRACTIONS) WHICH SEEM TO HAVE ALL OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. CTR NOTIFIED US OF DEVIATION AS WE WERE CHKING ON AND LEVELING AT FL380. CAPT (PF) RETURNED ACFT TO PROPER LEVEL AND FLT CONTINUED ON WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PROB SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO DISTRACTIONS AT TRANSITION ALT AFFECTING BOTH CREW MEMBERS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

B757 crew forgets to reset altimeters to 29.92 passing 18000 ft and exceeds assigned altitude on level off.