Narrative:

Cleared by ZDC to cross holey at 11000 ft. Both first officer and I mistook it as cross owbie at 11000 ft. First officer read back clearance as cross owbie at 11000 ft. Supplemental information from acn 389466: this is the last fix on the rbv arrival in to ewr. Later as we became close to holey intersection, the controller asked us to start a maximum rate descent, which we did. We asked if our restr was owbie at 11000 ft and the controller said it was holey. It would be better if there weren't 2 intxns on the same arrival that sound so much alike.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC FLC MISCOM 11000 FT XING RESTR AT OWBIE VICE HOLEY.

Narrative: CLRED BY ZDC TO CROSS HOLEY AT 11000 FT. BOTH FO AND I MISTOOK IT AS CROSS OWBIE AT 11000 FT. FO READ BACK CLRNC AS CROSS OWBIE AT 11000 FT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 389466: THIS IS THE LAST FIX ON THE RBV ARR IN TO EWR. LATER AS WE BECAME CLOSE TO HOLEY INTXN, THE CTLR ASKED US TO START A MAX RATE DSCNT, WHICH WE DID. WE ASKED IF OUR RESTR WAS OWBIE AT 11000 FT AND THE CTLR SAID IT WAS HOLEY. IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THERE WEREN'T 2 INTXNS ON THE SAME ARR THAT SOUND SO MUCH ALIKE.

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.