DC8 crew crosses intersection at assigned altitude and center disagrees with what is assigned.

Attributes
ACN	456180
Time
Date	199912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : beano
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : tjzs.artcc tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 4660 flight time type : 770
ASRS Report	456180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Narrative not used. Supplemental information from acn 456342: ZSU gave us a clearance to descend and maintain 10000 ft at beano intersection at 250 KTS. We acknowledged clearance and read back the crossing restr. Once we were level at 10000 ft at beano, ZSU asked us to verify our altitude and told us our clearance was to cross beano at 11000 ft and 250 KTS. We responded that we acknowledged his clearance to 10000 ft at 250 KTS and were not corrected. No traffic conflict occurred that we were aware of. I sometimes feel ATC feels no responsibility to listen to readbacks!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CREW CROSSES INTXN AT ASSIGNED ALT AND CTR DISAGREES WITH WHAT IS ASSIGNED.

Narrative: NARRATIVE NOT USED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 456342: ZSU GAVE US A CLRNC TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 10000 FT AT BEANO INTXN AT 250 KTS. WE ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC AND READ BACK THE XING RESTR. ONCE WE WERE LEVEL AT 10000 FT AT BEANO, ZSU ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR ALT AND TOLD US OUR CLRNC WAS TO CROSS BEANO AT 11000 FT AND 250 KTS. WE RESPONDED THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGED HIS CLRNC TO 10000 FT AT 250 KTS AND WERE NOT CORRECTED. NO TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED THAT WE WERE AWARE OF. I SOMETIMES FEEL ATC FEELS NO RESPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN TO READBACKS!

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.