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Air carrier crew complies with assigned altitude. Told wrong altitude and that last controller could have made mistake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 130711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwz |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 130711 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
We were asked to cross 5 west of broadway VOR at and maintain 5000'. After handoff to next controller, I reported level at 5000'. Then controller said we were to be at 7000' and also noted that the last controller could have made a mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CREW COMPLIES WITH ASSIGNED ALT. TOLD WRONG ALT AND THAT LAST CTLR COULD HAVE MADE MISTAKE.
Narrative: WE WERE ASKED TO CROSS 5 W OF BROADWAY VOR AT AND MAINTAIN 5000'. AFTER HDOF TO NEXT CTLR, I RPTED LEVEL AT 5000'. THEN CTLR SAID WE WERE TO BE AT 7000' AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE LAST CTLR COULD HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.
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.