Clearance altitude not forwarded to next sector. Altitude questioned.

Attributes
ACN	115694
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pxt
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	115694
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	116294
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to descend from 17,000' to 8000'. Read clearance back to center. Center called after we went through 11,000' claiming clearance only to 13,000'. Clearance was 'direct lovie maintain 8000''. Original descent clearance was given by sector prior to patuxent sector of (washington center) ATC. Previous sectors assignment was not forwarded to pxt river sector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLRNC ALT NOT FORWARDED TO NEXT SECTOR. ALT QUESTIONED.

Narrative: CLRED TO DSND FROM 17,000' TO 8000'. READ CLRNC BACK TO CENTER. CENTER CALLED AFTER WE WENT THROUGH 11,000' CLAIMING CLRNC ONLY TO 13,000'. CLRNC WAS 'DIRECT LOVIE MAINTAIN 8000''. ORIGINAL DSCNT CLRNC WAS GIVEN BY SECTOR PRIOR TO PATUXENT SECTOR OF (WASHINGTON CENTER) ATC. PREVIOUS SECTORS ASSIGNMENT WAS NOT FORWARDED TO PXT RIVER SECTOR.

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.