<< >> NASA ASRS Report 979075, November 2011

A319 flight crew reports incorrectly setting the altimeters to 30.54 passing through 18;000 ft during descent; instead of the correct setting of 29.54. During approach ATC issues a low altitude alert and the crew goes around; the second approach is successful.

Attributes
ACN	979075
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MKE.Tower
State Reference	WI
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Altimeter
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Both pilots set altimeters 30.54 versus correct 29.54. When atc advised we were 500 ft low; we corrected altimeter setting and then shortly after correcting altitude; initiated a go around and did a second approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 flight crew reports incorrectly setting the altimeters to 30.54 passing through 18;000 FT during descent; instead of the correct setting of 29.54. During approach ATC issues a low altitude alert and the crew goes around; the second approach is successful.

Narrative: Both pilots set altimeters 30.54 versus correct 29.54. When atc advised we were 500 FT low; we corrected altimeter setting and then shortly after correcting altitude; initiated a go around and did a second approach.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.