A B727 flight crew has a disagreement with ZDC ARTCC about what altitude they were cleared to.

Attributes
ACN	524350
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : csn.vortac
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	524350
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared to FL350 and the ATC controller said she cleared us to FL310. We asked her to check the tapes and she refused.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLT CREW HAS A DISAGREEMENT WITH ZDC ARTCC ABOUT WHAT ALT THEY WERE CLRED TO.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO FL350 AND THE ATC CTLR SAID SHE CLRED US TO FL310. WE ASKED HER TO CHK THE TAPES AND SHE REFUSED.

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.