Narrative:

I was inbound to phx. Most of the flight, we were on radar vectors to points far west on our flight plan due to the fact our aircraft was an MD82/a. Approaching phx, during severe clear conditions, our vector was to join the pxr 34 degree radial northeast of pxr. Our course would have us intercept northeast of homrr intersection. ZAB gave us a clearance to 'cross homrr at 10000 ft,' 250 KTS and an altimeter setting.' I repeated the clearance, and we commenced a descent. Leveling off at 10000 ft, ZAB handed us off to phx approach. We checked in with approach with our altitude and ATIS code and approach answered 'roger.' as we were sightseeing, we mentioned to each other how high the peaks appeared. Also listening to other aircraft inbound, their clrncs for the homrr crossing were for 12000 ft, as the buntr 1 arrival says to expect. To this time, I don't for sure know if we were assigned 10000 ft or 12000 ft. I'm sure they said 10000 ft and no one, ZAB and phx approach questioned our altitude. No other aircraft were in our vicinity according to TCASII. In the future, my mind will be put to ease by rechking the altitudes on stars and questioning ATC if something does not sound right.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD82 FLC VECTORED TO THE PHX BUNTR ARR, IS ISSUED A RESTR TO CROSS HOMRR AT 10000 FT. AFTER LNDG, FLC QUESTIONS ALT ASSIGNMENT.

Narrative: I WAS INBOUND TO PHX. MOST OF THE FLT, WE WERE ON RADAR VECTORS TO POINTS FAR WEST ON OUR FLT PLAN DUE TO THE FACT OUR ACFT WAS AN MD82/A. APCHING PHX, DURING SEVERE CLR CONDITIONS, OUR VECTOR WAS TO JOIN THE PXR 34 DEG RADIAL NE OF PXR. OUR COURSE WOULD HAVE US INTERCEPT NE OF HOMRR INTXN. ZAB GAVE US A CLRNC TO 'CROSS HOMRR AT 10000 FT,' 250 KTS AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING.' I REPEATED THE CLRNC, AND WE COMMENCED A DSCNT. LEVELING OFF AT 10000 FT, ZAB HANDED US OFF TO PHX APCH. WE CHKED IN WITH APCH WITH OUR ALT AND ATIS CODE AND APCH ANSWERED 'ROGER.' AS WE WERE SIGHTSEEING, WE MENTIONED TO EACH OTHER HOW HIGH THE PEAKS APPEARED. ALSO LISTENING TO OTHER ACFT INBOUND, THEIR CLRNCS FOR THE HOMRR XING WERE FOR 12000 FT, AS THE BUNTR 1 ARR SAYS TO EXPECT. TO THIS TIME, I DON'T FOR SURE KNOW IF WE WERE ASSIGNED 10000 FT OR 12000 FT. I'M SURE THEY SAID 10000 FT AND NO ONE, ZAB AND PHX APCH QUESTIONED OUR ALT. NO OTHER ACFT WERE IN OUR VICINITY ACCORDING TO TCASII. IN THE FUTURE, MY MIND WILL BE PUT TO EASE BY RECHKING THE ALTS ON STARS AND QUESTIONING ATC IF SOMETHING DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT.

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.