On the la grange 6 arrival 'cross 75 NM southeast of atl VOR at FL290 maintain FL240' was given to the flight crew. Both heard the clearance and read back accordingly. Another controller seeing the flight is not descending said the clearance was to cross 75 mi southeast of la grange and not atlanta. The controller said there was no problem but to start down. This was the 5TH leg and 11 hours on duty.

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Attributes
ACN	331790
Time
Date	199603
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lgc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	331790
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the la grange arrival to atlanta got a crossing restr of 'cross 75 NM southeast of atl VOR at FL290 to maintain FL240.' while still at FL330 a different controller asked why we were still at FL330. We explained our crossing restr and he responded the restr was from la grange VOR about 50 NM closer to us than atlanta. Both pilots heard and read back atlanta. He said 'no problem,' but started us down. This was our 5TH leg and 11 hours on duty, but we heard the restr from atlanta VOR vice la grange VOR, and read it back accordingly. Our reflection 75 NM from atlanta would be a little tight but since atlanta WX was marginal and holding was expected we didn't notice a discrepancy. Possible pilot fatigue played a factor, but we both remember hearing atlanta specifically and read it back accordingly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON THE LA GRANGE 6 ARR 'CROSS 75 NM SE OF ATL VOR AT FL290 MAINTAIN FL240' WAS GIVEN TO THE FLC. BOTH HEARD THE CLRNC AND READ BACK ACCORDINGLY. ANOTHER CTLR SEEING THE FLT IS NOT DSNDING SAID THE CLRNC WAS TO CROSS 75 MI SE OF LA GRANGE AND NOT ATLANTA. THE CTLR SAID THERE WAS NO PROB BUT TO START DOWN. THIS WAS THE 5TH LEG AND 11 HRS ON DUTY.

Narrative: ON THE LA GRANGE ARR TO ATLANTA GOT A XING RESTR OF 'CROSS 75 NM SE OF ATL VOR AT FL290 TO MAINTAIN FL240.' WHILE STILL AT FL330 A DIFFERENT CTLR ASKED WHY WE WERE STILL AT FL330. WE EXPLAINED OUR XING RESTR AND HE RESPONDED THE RESTR WAS FROM LA GRANGE VOR ABOUT 50 NM CLOSER TO US THAN ATLANTA. BOTH PLTS HEARD AND READ BACK ATLANTA. HE SAID 'NO PROB,' BUT STARTED US DOWN. THIS WAS OUR 5TH LEG AND 11 HRS ON DUTY, BUT WE HEARD THE RESTR FROM ATLANTA VOR VICE LA GRANGE VOR, AND READ IT BACK ACCORDINGLY. OUR REFLECTION 75 NM FROM ATLANTA WOULD BE A LITTLE TIGHT BUT SINCE ATLANTA WX WAS MARGINAL AND HOLDING WAS EXPECTED WE DIDN'T NOTICE A DISCREPANCY. POSSIBLE PLT FATIGUE PLAYED A FACTOR, BUT WE BOTH REMEMBER HEARING ATLANTA SPECIFICALLY AND READ IT BACK ACCORDINGLY.

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.