A321 captain reported confusion when ATC cleared him to 'descend via the PARQR1 arrival to clt; landing south' without specifying the runway; leaving the final altitude in question.

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Attributes
ACN	1351136
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR PARQR1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Given clearance to descend via the PARQR1. Landing south at clt 18L/right/C; 23 require two different altitudes. PARQR1 has two different altitudes to descend to; if the controller does not differentiate between 18L/C/right; and runway 23.using the language 'landing south' is not enough. Runway 23; or 18 left/C/right should be expressed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 Captain reported confusion when ATC cleared him to 'descend via the PARQR1 arrival to CLT; landing south' without specifying the runway; leaving the final altitude in question.

Narrative: Given clearance to descend via the PARQR1. Landing south at CLT 18L/R/C; 23 require two different altitudes. PARQR1 has two different altitudes to descend to; if the controller does not differentiate between 18L/C/R; and RWY 23.Using the language 'landing south' is not enough. RWY 23; or 18 L/C/R should be expressed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.