B737 descended to 10000 ft and advised by the center that they should have descended to 11000 ft

Attributes
ACN	525640
Time
Date	200109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : vhp.vortac
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 7600
ASRS Report	525640
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Center instructed us to cross 40 mi southwest of vhp at 10000 ft. First officer read back 10000 ft along with the DME restr. After reaching 10000 ft, controller queried our altitude. First officer said 10000 ft. Controller said we should be at 11000 ft then sent us to another frequency with no other comment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 DSNDED TO 10000 FT AND ADVISED BY THE CTR THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DSNDED TO 11000 FT

Narrative: CTR INSTRUCTED US TO CROSS 40 MI SW OF VHP AT 10000 FT. FO READ BACK 10000 FT ALONG WITH THE DME RESTR. AFTER REACHING 10000 FT, CTLR QUERIED OUR ALT. FO SAID 10000 FT. CTLR SAID WE SHOULD BE AT 11000 FT THEN SENT US TO ANOTHER FREQ WITH NO OTHER COMMENT.

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.