B737 crew ascends through cleared altitude after ATC miscom.

Attributes
ACN	421136
Time
Date	199811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	421136
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	421140
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was climbing through FL280 when ATC queried about our altitude. When told 'FL280' ATC responded with 'your clearance was to FL270.' PF had set FL370 in preselect window and we both acknowledged it and I read it back to ATC. We were then given a vector for subsequent climb to FL370.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW ASCENDS THROUGH CLRED ALT AFTER ATC MISCOM.

Narrative: ACFT WAS CLBING THROUGH FL280 WHEN ATC QUERIED ABOUT OUR ALT. WHEN TOLD 'FL280' ATC RESPONDED WITH 'YOUR CLRNC WAS TO FL270.' PF HAD SET FL370 IN PRESELECT WINDOW AND WE BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED IT AND I READ IT BACK TO ATC. WE WERE THEN GIVEN A VECTOR FOR SUBSEQUENT CLB TO FL370.

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.