EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Commercial
Human-Machine Interface; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Aircraft; Human Factors; Weather
We contacted Approach and were given the wrong altimeter setting while in moderate turbulence. While on approach to 31R we were issued a low altitude alert and we checked our instruments to verify then realized the altimeter setting was wrong. We continued without further incident.
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When an EMB145 flight crew received a low altitude alert from the Tower while on approach they discovered the QNH setting from Approach Control was inaccurate. They then set the correct setting and continued without further incident.