Air carrier crew concerned about ARTCC's inquiry on descent in ZAU airspace.

Attributes
ACN	421390
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jot
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	421390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared to cross 5 mi south of jot VOR at 7000 ft. Approximately 15 mi south, out of 11000 ft, controller gave us a radar vector. Subsequently, controller asked about altitudes and rates of descent, leaving us with the impression we were high. If there was a problem, we were not aware of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW CONCERNED ABOUT ARTCC'S INQUIRY ON DSCNT IN ZAU AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS 5 MI S OF JOT VOR AT 7000 FT. APPROX 15 MI S, OUT OF 11000 FT, CTLR GAVE US A RADAR VECTOR. SUBSEQUENTLY, CTLR ASKED ABOUT ALTS AND RATES OF DSCNT, LEAVING US WITH THE IMPRESSION WE WERE HIGH. IF THERE WAS A PROB, WE WERE NOT AWARE OF IT.

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.