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Altitude assignment. Flight crew leveled off at what they thought was the assigned altitude, but ARTCC controller questioned whether or not they had been cleared to a higher altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 305460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gtf |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc tower : fyv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zlc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 305460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 305704 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Altitude clearance was to FL290. All 3 crew verified altitude. While in cruise, center called, asked our altitude, and said he showed us cleared to FL330. Unknown reason for confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT ASSIGNMENT. FLC LEVELED OFF AT WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE ASSIGNED ALT, BUT ARTCC CTLR QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAD BEEN CLRED TO A HIGHER ALT.
Narrative: ALT CLRNC WAS TO FL290. ALL 3 CREW VERIFIED ALT. WHILE IN CRUISE, CTR CALLED, ASKED OUR ALT, AND SAID HE SHOWED US CLRED TO FL330. UNKNOWN REASON FOR CONFUSION.
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.