<< >> NASA ASRS Report 342710, July 1996

An air carrier B737 was given an improper altitude by ATC into a departure area. ATC corrected this with a climb and turn.

Attributes
ACN	342710
Time
Date	199607
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmj
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	342710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared by ATC to 4000 ft. Requested by ATC to climb to 6000 ft immediately and turn right approximately 40 degrees, no conflict resulted. ATC had cleared us to an improper altitude of 4000 ft in a departure area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B737 WAS GIVEN AN IMPROPER ALT BY ATC INTO A DEP AREA. ATC CORRECTED THIS WITH A CLB AND TURN.

Narrative: CLRED BY ATC TO 4000 FT. REQUESTED BY ATC TO CLB TO 6000 FT IMMEDIATELY AND TURN R APPROX 40 DEGS, NO CONFLICT RESULTED. ATC HAD CLRED US TO AN IMPROPER ALT OF 4000 FT IN A DEP AREA.

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.