Lack of coordination between departure facs regarding assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	109242
Time
Date	198904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : day airport : ffo
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day tower : day
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 1560 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	109242
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Tower gave takeoff instructions to aircraft as immediate left turn to 180 degrees, climb to 2500', and contact departure. Departure gave new heading to 090 degrees. During handoff to departure control we were informed to return to 2000' altitude. It was obvious that day tower had not informed departure control that our assigned altitude was 2500' MSL making it appear to day departure control that we were 500' above altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LACK OF COORD BETWEEN DEP FACS REGARDING ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: TWR GAVE TKOF INSTRUCTIONS TO ACFT AS IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN TO 180 DEGS, CLB TO 2500', AND CONTACT DEP. DEP GAVE NEW HDG TO 090 DEGS. DURING HDOF TO DEP CTL WE WERE INFORMED TO RETURN TO 2000' ALT. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT DAY TWR HAD NOT INFORMED DEP CTL THAT OUR ASSIGNED ALT WAS 2500' MSL MAKING IT APPEAR TO DAY DEP CTL THAT WE WERE 500' ABOVE ALT.

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.