Aircraft were issued an altitude different than assigned by the center.

Attributes
ACN	116488
Time
Date	198907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnk
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lnk
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	116488
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : coordinator
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working radar west sector. Fgt 1 was climbed to 10,000' and an ARTS handoff initiated. Fgt 2 departure and was climbed to 10,000' and a handoff was initiated. The aircraft leveled at 10,000' and I instructed the coordinator to contact ZMP with a manual handoff and get a higher altitude for the aircraft. My attention was drawn to a situation north of the airport. Returning to the fgt's, I noticed the data blocks on radar indicated handoffs were accepted. I checked the strips to see the appropriate marking for handoff and climbed the aircraft to the requested altitude as per SOP, and I gave them a frequency change to ZMP. ZMP called and asked what altitude were assigned fgt 1 and fgt 2. I then realized there was an altitude restriction on the strips for the fgt's. They had climbed above these altitude restrictions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT WERE ISSUED AN ALT DIFFERENT THAN ASSIGNED BY THE CENTER.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING RADAR WEST SECTOR. FGT 1 WAS CLIMBED TO 10,000' AND AN ARTS HANDOFF INITIATED. FGT 2 DEP AND WAS CLIMBED TO 10,000' AND A HANDOFF WAS INITIATED. THE ACFT LEVELED AT 10,000' AND I INSTRUCTED THE COORDINATOR TO CONTACT ZMP WITH A MANUAL HANDOFF AND GET A HIGHER ALT FOR THE ACFT. MY ATTN WAS DRAWN TO A SITUATION NORTH OF THE ARPT. RETURNING TO THE FGT'S, I NOTICED THE DATA BLOCKS ON RADAR INDICATED HANDOFFS WERE ACCEPTED. I CHECKED THE STRIPS TO SEE THE APPROPRIATE MARKING FOR HANDOFF AND CLIMBED THE ACFT TO THE REQUESTED ALT AS PER SOP, AND I GAVE THEM A FREQ CHANGE TO ZMP. ZMP CALLED AND ASKED WHAT ALT WERE ASSIGNED FGT 1 AND FGT 2. I THEN REALIZED THERE WAS AN ALT RESTRICTION ON THE STRIPS FOR THE FGT'S. THEY HAD CLIMBED ABOVE THESE ALT RESTRICTIONS.

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.