Altitude deviation. Miscom altitude clearance.

Attributes
ACN	315570
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 16000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	315570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ny departure gave us a heading after takeoff of 240 degrees and 8000 ft. Copilot read it back and we both verified 8000 ft on the control module. After passing 7500 ft the controller told us to level at 8000 ft, that we were assigned 7000 ft and that they were climbing conflicting traffic at 8000 ft. This was a scheduled air carrier flight that I was captain on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV. MISCOM ALT CLRNC.

Narrative: NY DEP GAVE US A HDG AFTER TKOF OF 240 DEGS AND 8000 FT. COPLT READ IT BACK AND WE BOTH VERIFIED 8000 FT ON THE CTL MODULE. AFTER PASSING 7500 FT THE CTLR TOLD US TO LEVEL AT 8000 FT, THAT WE WERE ASSIGNED 7000 FT AND THAT THEY WERE CLBING CONFLICTING TFC AT 8000 FT. THIS WAS A SCHEDULED ACR FLT THAT I WAS CAPT ON.

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