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Air carrier inbound to mem assigned the tammy 4 STAR encountered confusion with regard to the 'descend via' clearances issued by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1087907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MEM.Airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR Tammy 4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| 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 | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Coming into memphis on the tammy arrival. Descending via. First approach controller stopped our descent at 10;000 ft. Then just prior to frequency changed she gave a descent to 3;000 ft. Checked on with next approach controller with our altitude and down to 3;000 ft. Passing through 3;700 ft controller questioned our altitude and she thought we were cleared only down to 4;000 ft. Probably because of the descend via arrival. I don't believe we made a mistake; but just covering myself in case we did. I honestly don't think there was a deviation on our part; but because the approach controller questioned our altitude; I thought it was best to fill this out. If we did make an error the breakdown would have occurred sometime during the initial clearance down to the lower altitude and my read back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier inbound to MEM assigned the Tammy 4 STAR encountered confusion with regard to the 'descend via' clearances issued by ATC.
Narrative: Coming into Memphis on the Tammy arrival. Descending via. First Approach Controller stopped our descent at 10;000 FT. Then just prior to frequency changed she gave a descent to 3;000 FT. Checked on with next Approach Controller with our altitude and down to 3;000 FT. Passing through 3;700 FT Controller questioned our altitude and she thought we were cleared only down to 4;000 FT. Probably because of the descend via arrival. I don't believe we made a mistake; but just covering myself in case we did. I honestly don't think there was a deviation on our part; but because the Approach Controller questioned our altitude; I thought it was best to fill this out. If we did make an error the breakdown would have occurred sometime during the initial clearance down to the lower altitude and my read back.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.