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An air carrier MD80 super 80 flight crew reports that an approach controller apparently forgot that they had been cleared to 7000 ft earlier. The controller, after questioning their altitude, allowed them to stay at 7000 ft. No conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 425190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 425191 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Level at 12000 ft, sea approach asked us if we had an air carrier Y flight in sight. We stated that air carrier Y was in sight and approach cleared us to 7000 ft, which we acknowledged. 2 mins later, approach asked us where we were descending to. We stated 7000 ft and approach told us that that altitude was for air carrier Y, but that we were cleared to 7000 ft anyway. We told the approach controller that we had read back 7000 ft. No conflict noted. We felt that the controller had forgotten that she had cleared us to 7000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 SUPER 80 FLC RPTS THAT AN APCH CTLR APPARENTLY FORGOT THAT THEY HAD BEEN CLRED TO 7000 FT EARLIER. THE CTLR, AFTER QUESTIONING THEIR ALT, ALLOWED THEM TO STAY AT 7000 FT. NO CONFLICT.
Narrative: LEVEL AT 12000 FT, SEA APCH ASKED US IF WE HAD AN ACR Y FLT IN SIGHT. WE STATED THAT ACR Y WAS IN SIGHT AND APCH CLRED US TO 7000 FT, WHICH WE ACKNOWLEDGED. 2 MINS LATER, APCH ASKED US WHERE WE WERE DSNDING TO. WE STATED 7000 FT AND APCH TOLD US THAT THAT ALT WAS FOR ACR Y, BUT THAT WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT ANYWAY. WE TOLD THE APCH CTLR THAT WE HAD READ BACK 7000 FT. NO CONFLICT NOTED. WE FELT THAT THE CTLR HAD FORGOTTEN THAT SHE HAD CLRED US TO 7000 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.