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A320-200 aircraft cleared to 12000 ft was asked by center controller what altitude they were cleared to and then gave a clearance to maintain 14000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fmg airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13500 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : zoa |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 398250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Passing FL180 on descent for arrival to rno, ZOA cleared us to 12000 ft. While passing 13500 ft, ZOA asked what altitude we were at. Following my response, ZOA asked what altitude we were cleared to. When I responded, '12000 ft,' ZOA replied, 'maintain 14000 ft.' we immediately climbed to 14000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320-200 ACFT CLRED TO 12000 FT WAS ASKED BY CTR CTLR WHAT ALT THEY WERE CLRED TO AND THEN GAVE A CLRNC TO MAINTAIN 14000 FT.
Narrative: PASSING FL180 ON DSCNT FOR ARR TO RNO, ZOA CLRED US TO 12000 FT. WHILE PASSING 13500 FT, ZOA ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE AT. FOLLOWING MY RESPONSE, ZOA ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE CLRED TO. WHEN I RESPONDED, '12000 FT,' ZOA REPLIED, 'MAINTAIN 14000 FT.' WE IMMEDIATELY CLBED TO 14000 FT.
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.