ATC questioned altitude on handoff to new sector.

Attributes
ACN	105617
Time
Date	198902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tth
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : huf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	105617
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3120 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	105563
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Company filed flight from huf to ord initial course on V-7, 005 degree, filed for 8000. IFR clearance copied on ground clrd for 9000, and read back. Climb to 9000 under terra haute departure control with no comments from departure control on climb from ground to 9000. When passed off to ZID, they told us that our assigned altitude was 8000. ZID said 9000 was fine and we continued at that altitude. We had transponder with mode C on throughout the flight. Since 9000 is a correct altitude for an easterly course, we did not question that initially assigned altitude was different from filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC QUESTIONED ALT ON HANDOFF TO NEW SECTOR.

Narrative: COMPANY FILED FLT FROM HUF TO ORD INITIAL COURSE ON V-7, 005 DEG, FILED FOR 8000. IFR CLRNC COPIED ON GND CLRD FOR 9000, AND READ BACK. CLIMB TO 9000 UNDER TERRA HAUTE DEP CTL WITH NO COMMENTS FROM DEP CTL ON CLIMB FROM GND TO 9000. WHEN PASSED OFF TO ZID, THEY TOLD US THAT OUR ASSIGNED ALT WAS 8000. ZID SAID 9000 WAS FINE AND WE CONTINUED AT THAT ALT. WE HAD XPONDER WITH MODE C ON THROUGHOUT THE FLT. SINCE 9000 IS A CORRECT ALT FOR AN EASTERLY COURSE, WE DID NOT QUESTION THAT INITIALLY ASSIGNED ALT WAS DIFFERENT FROM FILED.

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.