Narrative:

Given a clearance and read back--cross 95 NM southeast buf at 21000'. Next controller asks what our clearance was. I repeated as above. Then questioned the controller to find out why his concern. I asked if that was the clearance he understood? He said no. It was 90 southeast bus at 22000'. I advised we were given, and read back 95 southeast buf at 26000'. He said there is no problem. I don't believe there was any other traffic in the area. Problem/south--and it is happening every day. Reading back a clearance to a controller (or a frequency) does no good, because, even though you read it back wrong--it does not get caught.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLEARED FL220, THOUGHT CLEARED FL210.

Narrative: GIVEN A CLRNC AND READ BACK--CROSS 95 NM SE BUF AT 21000'. NEXT CTLR ASKS WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS. I REPEATED AS ABOVE. THEN QUESTIONED THE CTLR TO FIND OUT WHY HIS CONCERN. I ASKED IF THAT WAS THE CLRNC HE UNDERSTOOD? HE SAID NO. IT WAS 90 SE BUS AT 22000'. I ADVISED WE WERE GIVEN, AND READ BACK 95 SE BUF AT 26000'. HE SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY OTHER TFC IN THE AREA. PROBLEM/S--AND IT IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY. READING BACK A CLRNC TO A CTLR (OR A FREQUENCY) DOES NO GOOD, BECAUSE, EVEN THOUGH YOU READ IT BACK WRONG--IT DOES NOT GET CAUGHT.

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.