Narrative:

Instructed to descend to 2000 ft from 3000 ft. Read back clearance then moments later was asked what altitude we were at, and then we were told to climb back to 3000 ft. Controller said that he never cleared us to 2000 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATR42 DSNDS WITHOUT CLRNC TO 2000 FT IN N90 AIRSPACE. THOUGHT THEY HAD CLRNC.

Narrative: INSTRUCTED TO DSND TO 2000 FT FROM 3000 FT. READ BACK CLRNC THEN MOMENTS LATER WAS ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE AT, AND THEN WE WERE TOLD TO CLB BACK TO 3000 FT. CTLR SAID THAT HE NEVER CLRED US TO 2000 FT.

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.