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Reported situation in which the flight crew had descent clearance to FL320. On second altitude clarification with controller, they were told to level at FL330.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fqm |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 32500 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 389100 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon clearance out of FL370 we initiated a descent. Flight level we were cleared to, I thought, was FL320 which was unusual. I asked for clarification prior to reaching. A response was given as affirmative. Prior to crossing FL330 the captain requested that I clarify again. I asked for confirmation to FL320 and was then told to level at FL330. The captain immediately leveled off at FL325 and then commenced a climb back to FL330. No comment was made by ATC, and no traffic conflicts noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTED SIT IN WHICH THE FLC HAD DSCNT CLRNC TO FL320. ON SECOND ALT CLARIFICATION WITH CTLR, THEY WERE TOLD TO LEVEL AT FL330.
Narrative: UPON CLRNC OUT OF FL370 WE INITIATED A DSCNT. FLT LEVEL WE WERE CLRED TO, I THOUGHT, WAS FL320 WHICH WAS UNUSUAL. I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION PRIOR TO REACHING. A RESPONSE WAS GIVEN AS AFFIRMATIVE. PRIOR TO XING FL330 THE CAPT REQUESTED THAT I CLARIFY AGAIN. I ASKED FOR CONFIRMATION TO FL320 AND WAS THEN TOLD TO LEVEL AT FL330. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY LEVELED OFF AT FL325 AND THEN COMMENCED A CLB BACK TO FL330. NO COMMENT WAS MADE BY ATC, AND NO TFC CONFLICTS NOTED.
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.