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Flight crew of B757 were questioned by approach controller as to why they were at the altitude at which they were level and then immediately cleared them to a lower altitude. They had been assigned the previously altitude by ARTCC controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 464790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : bunts one |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 464190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ZNY assigned bunts intersection at 11000 ft. We complied and were switched to phl approach. We checked on and after a few mins asked why we were not at 10000 ft? We were given immediate clearance to 10000 ft and then to 4000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF B757 WERE QUESTIONED BY APCH CTLR AS TO WHY THEY WERE AT THE ALT AT WHICH THEY WERE LEVEL AND THEN IMMEDIATELY CLRED THEM TO A LOWER ALT. THEY HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE PREVIOUSLY ALT BY ARTCC CTLR.
Narrative: ZNY ASSIGNED BUNTS INTXN AT 11000 FT. WE COMPLIED AND WERE SWITCHED TO PHL APCH. WE CHKED ON AND AFTER A FEW MINS ASKED WHY WE WERE NOT AT 10000 FT? WE WERE GIVEN IMMEDIATE CLRNC TO 10000 FT AND THEN TO 4000 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.