Narrative:

Flight was southbound on J-209 and had been cleared to FL390 by a previous controller. Over sby VOR, climbing thru FL360, traffic was called by ZDC northbound at FL370 and 4 mi traffic was observed and center then had us descend to FL350.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR LTT WAS CLEARED TO CLIMB THROUGH AN OCCUPIED ALT THEN GIVEN AN AMENDED CLRNC ALT ASSIGNMENT.

Narrative: FLT WAS SBND ON J-209 AND HAD BEEN CLRED TO FL390 BY A PREVIOUS CTLR. OVER SBY VOR, CLIMBING THRU FL360, TFC WAS CALLED BY ZDC NBOUND AT FL370 AND 4 MI TFC WAS OBSERVED AND CENTER THEN HAD US DSND TO FL350.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.