ATC approach controller questions assigned altitude which had been previously issued and was the one shown as an expect altitude on the approach plate.

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Attributes
ACN	530095
Time
Date	200111
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : marvn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : pxn.marvin1
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	530095
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying the marvn 1 arrival into oak, we were given 'cross volta at 13000 ft then marvn at 11000 ft.' I was flying the descent and the captain repeated the clearance. At marvn, we were at 11000 ft. Approach cleared us nicut to catty and wanted to know why we were not at 10000 ft as previously cleared. The captain said we were cleared to 11000 ft as on the arrival. The approach controller said, 'the approach plate had a mistake you are cleared to 10000 ft.' nothing else was said. There was no other traffic or TCASII advisories. Approach handed us off uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC APCH CTLR QUESTIONS ASSIGNED ALT WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AND WAS THE ONE SHOWN AS AN EXPECT ALT ON THE APCH PLATE.

Narrative: FLYING THE MARVN 1 ARR INTO OAK, WE WERE GIVEN 'CROSS VOLTA AT 13000 FT THEN MARVN AT 11000 FT.' I WAS FLYING THE DSCNT AND THE CAPT REPEATED THE CLRNC. AT MARVN, WE WERE AT 11000 FT. APCH CLRED US NICUT TO CATTY AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE WERE NOT AT 10000 FT AS PREVIOUSLY CLRED. THE CAPT SAID WE WERE CLRED TO 11000 FT AS ON THE ARR. THE APCH CTLR SAID, 'THE APCH PLATE HAD A MISTAKE YOU ARE CLRED TO 10000 FT.' NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC OR TCASII ADVISORIES. APCH HANDED US OFF UNEVENTFULLY.

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.