S56 controller suggested the tower issue an altitude assignment of 10;000 with the take off clearanc...

Narrative:

The MD82 was assigned 10;000 via the pre departure clearance. Checked on frequency and stated that he was 'level at 10;000 for the next 7 miles'. This indicated to me that he had every intention of climbing out of 10;000 at the next way point even though his clearance was 10;000. I issued a climb to the aircraft and continued to work. Recommendation: have all aircraft departing slc assigned 10;000 ft by the local controller along with the pre departure clearance assignment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S56 Controller suggested the Tower issue an altitude assignment of 10;000 with the take off clearance to avoid on-going confusion with regard to the altitude clearance.

Narrative: The MD82 was assigned 10;000 via the PDC. Checked on frequency and stated that he was 'level at 10;000 for the next 7 miles'. This indicated to me that he had every intention of climbing out of 10;000 at the next way point even though his clearance was 10;000. I issued a climb to the aircraft and continued to work. Recommendation: have all aircraft departing SLC assigned 10;000 FT by the Local Controller along with the PDC assignment.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	913931
Time
Date	201010
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	SLC.Airport
State Reference	UT
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown

S56 controller suggested the tower issue an altitude assignment of 10;000 with the take off clearance to avoid on-going confusion with regard to the altitude clearance.