IFR aircraft entered ZHU airspace from iah area at wrong altitude.

Attributes
ACN	100810
Time
Date	198812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tracon : iah
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : iah enroute airway : zhu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	100810
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I accepted a radar handoff from ZHU on small transport X at 8000'. After finding the overflt strip on this aircraft I noticed that the assigned altitude on the aircraft should be 12000'. I asked the departure data position to full route the flight plan, and tell me the assigned altitude. They told me it was 8000', so I changed the 12000' on the strip and wrote down 8000'. I made a radar handoff to departure east and told him the aircraft was at 8000' requesting 12000'. The departure east controller climbed the aircraft to 12000' west/O changing the altitude in the computer, so ZHU did not receive an altitude change and they expected the aircraft at 8000', but it was at 12000'. I was charged with a system deviation because of my coordination with departure east. This I believe was departure east's fault in the fact that he did not make the amendment in the computer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR ACFT ENTERED ZHU AIRSPACE FROM IAH AREA AT WRONG ALT.

Narrative: I ACCEPTED A RADAR HDOF FROM ZHU ON SMT X AT 8000'. AFTER FINDING THE OVERFLT STRIP ON THIS ACFT I NOTICED THAT THE ASSIGNED ALT ON THE ACFT SHOULD BE 12000'. I ASKED THE DEP DATA POS TO FULL ROUTE THE FLT PLAN, AND TELL ME THE ASSIGNED ALT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS 8000', SO I CHANGED THE 12000' ON THE STRIP AND WROTE DOWN 8000'. I MADE A RADAR HDOF TO DEP E AND TOLD HIM THE ACFT WAS AT 8000' REQUESTING 12000'. THE DEP E CTLR CLBED THE ACFT TO 12000' W/O CHANGING THE ALT IN THE COMPUTER, SO ZHU DID NOT RECEIVE AN ALT CHANGE AND THEY EXPECTED THE ACFT AT 8000', BUT IT WAS AT 12000'. I WAS CHARGED WITH A SYS DEVIATION BECAUSE OF MY COORD WITH DEP E. THIS I BELIEVE WAS DEP E'S FAULT IN THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT MAKE THE AMENDMENT IN THE COMPUTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.