Flight crew question controller about clearance to climb back to FL310 while in descent to FL240. Controller apparently was in error as flight crew was reclred to FL240.

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Attributes
ACN	396870
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 31500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	396870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route cvg to dfw, FL310, light to moderate chop. Asked ZID frequency 132.52 about rides lower. He told us to descend to FL240 to see if we could find a smooth ride. Between FL300 and FL290 center asked our altitude and told us to climb back to FL310. Seemed to be a different voice. When I asked about the clearance to FL240 we had received, he sounded like he had made a mistake and reclred us to FL240.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC QUESTION CTLR ABOUT CLRNC TO CLB BACK TO FL310 WHILE IN DSCNT TO FL240. CTLR APPARENTLY WAS IN ERROR AS FLC WAS RECLRED TO FL240.

Narrative: ENRTE CVG TO DFW, FL310, LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. ASKED ZID FREQ 132.52 ABOUT RIDES LOWER. HE TOLD US TO DSND TO FL240 TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND A SMOOTH RIDE. BTWN FL300 AND FL290 CTR ASKED OUR ALT AND TOLD US TO CLB BACK TO FL310. SEEMED TO BE A DIFFERENT VOICE. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE CLRNC TO FL240 WE HAD RECEIVED, HE SOUNDED LIKE HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND RECLRED US TO FL240.

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.