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Air carrier large transport copied descent to FL200 which was for company aircraft with similar call sign. Controller advised to maintain FL240.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eno |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 360140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC cleared us to FL200. We read back descent to FL200. Controller then told us to climb back to FL240, that the clearance was for another aircraft with similar call sign for same airline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT COPIED DSCNT TO FL200 WHICH WAS FOR COMPANY ACFT WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGN. CTLR ADVISED TO MAINTAIN FL240.
Narrative: ATC CLRED US TO FL200. WE READ BACK DSCNT TO FL200. CTLR THEN TOLD US TO CLB BACK TO FL240, THAT THE CLRNC WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGN FOR SAME AIRLINE.
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.