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Flight crew of an medium large transport were cleared back to the altitude that they had just been cleared from during climb out due to an apparent ATC intercoord problem. Reporter was advised by ATC that he was not the cause of any problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j225 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 372740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Cleared to 13000 ft. Read back clearance to ATC. Climbed to and leveled at 13000 ft. About 1 min after level, ATC gave clearance down to 10000 ft. We inquired why the clearance back to 10000 ft. ATC responded 'no problem, we need you back at 10000 ft.' we complied.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG WERE CLRED BACK TO THE ALT THAT THEY HAD JUST BEEN CLRED FROM DURING CLBOUT DUE TO AN APPARENT ATC INTERCOORD PROB. RPTR WAS ADVISED BY ATC THAT HE WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF ANY PROB.
Narrative: CLRED TO 13000 FT. READ BACK CLRNC TO ATC. CLBED TO AND LEVELED AT 13000 FT. ABOUT 1 MIN AFTER LEVEL, ATC GAVE CLRNC DOWN TO 10000 FT. WE INQUIRED WHY THE CLRNC BACK TO 10000 FT. ATC RESPONDED 'NO PROB, WE NEED YOU BACK AT 10000 FT.' WE COMPLIED.
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.