Air carrier-small transport at wrong altitude when handed from center to approach.

Attributes
ACN	97447
Time
Date	198811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3050 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	97447
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

During radar vectors after takeoff, I received an altitude clearance to which I acknowledged, 8000' from miami center. We were handed off to palm beach approach, reported level at 8000'. Controller claimed we were cleared to 7000'. I believe and acknowledged 8000' from the center. The controller told us to descend to 7000'. The even-000 altitude hemispheric rule does not apply in florida, making wrong altitude assignments less noticeable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR-SMT AT WRONG ALT WHEN HANDED FROM CENTER TO APCH.

Narrative: DURING RADAR VECTORS AFTER TKOF, I RECEIVED AN ALT CLRNC TO WHICH I ACKNOWLEDGED, 8000' FROM MIAMI CENTER. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO PALM BEACH APCH, RPTED LEVEL AT 8000'. CTLR CLAIMED WE WERE CLRED TO 7000'. I BELIEVE AND ACKNOWLEDGED 8000' FROM THE CENTER. THE CTLR TOLD US TO DSND TO 7000'. THE EVEN-000 ALT HEMISPHERIC RULE DOES NOT APPLY IN FLORIDA, MAKING WRONG ALT ASSIGNMENTS LESS NOTICEABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.