Confusion reigned as to their cleared altitude when the flight crew of an A319 was vectored off the ...

Attributes
ACN	1064726
Time
Date	201301
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DEN.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

We were cleared to descend via the jaggr RNAV STAR; landing south; so we put 9;000 ft in the altitude window. As we got closer to the airport they vectored us off the arrival for a downwind for runway 7; specifically to turn five degrees left for runway 7. This put us on a 295 heading. We were not given a revised altitude to descend too. As we were descending through 12;500 ft the controller asked us what altitude we were going to. We replied 9;000 ft because that is what we were cleared to descend to [prior to be vectored off] the arrival. The controller; however; thought he had given us 13;000 ft. He then cleared us to descend to 11;000 ft and we continued to the airport and landed without farther incident.when getting vectored off an RNAV arrival always confirm the cleared altitude with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Confusion reigned as to their cleared altitude when the flight crew of an A319 was vectored off the JAGGR RNAV STAR to DEN in order to track South of the airport to land to the East.

Narrative: We were cleared to descend via the JAGGR RNAV STAR; landing south; so we put 9;000 FT in the altitude window. As we got closer to the airport they vectored us off the arrival for a downwind for Runway 7; specifically to turn five degrees left for Runway 7. This put us on a 295 heading. We were not given a revised altitude to descend too. As we were descending through 12;500 FT the Controller asked us what altitude we were going to. We replied 9;000 FT because that is what we were cleared to descend to [prior to be vectored off] the arrival. The Controller; however; thought he had given us 13;000 FT. He then cleared us to descend to 11;000 FT and we continued to the airport and landed without farther incident.When getting vectored off an RNAV arrival always confirm the cleared altitude with ATC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Confusion reigned as to their cleared altitude when the flight crew of an A319 was vectored off the jaggr RNAV STAR to den in order to track south of the airport to land to the east.