An FK10 flight crew gets an amended clearance to cross somto at the expected altitude. The clearance appeared to be a touch late when the controller showed some signs of doubt as to whether he had issued that clearance previously.

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Attributes
ACN	403220
Time
Date	199805
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ard
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	403220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Aircraft was in descent on minks 1 to lga to level at 16000 ft. Getting ATIS, briefing the approach and doing checklist items, ATC asked if we were going to cross somto at 16000 ft. Replied 'no.' we believe controller wanted us to cross somto at 13000 ft. By voice of controller he seemed to doubt himself whether he had given us a clearance to 13000 ft. He then told us to descend to 13000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN FK10 FLC GETS AN AMENDED CLRNC TO CROSS SOMTO AT THE EXPECTED ALT. THE CLRNC APPEARED TO BE A TOUCH LATE WHEN THE CTLR SHOWED SOME SIGNS OF DOUBT AS TO WHETHER HE HAD ISSUED THAT CLRNC PREVIOUSLY.

Narrative: ACFT WAS IN DSCNT ON MINKS 1 TO LGA TO LEVEL AT 16000 FT. GETTING ATIS, BRIEFING THE APCH AND DOING CHKLIST ITEMS, ATC ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO CROSS SOMTO AT 16000 FT. REPLIED 'NO.' WE BELIEVE CTLR WANTED US TO CROSS SOMTO AT 13000 FT. BY VOICE OF CTLR HE SEEMED TO DOUBT HIMSELF WHETHER HE HAD GIVEN US A CLRNC TO 13000 FT. HE THEN TOLD US TO DSND TO 13000 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.