Crossing altitude disputed over orl VOR.

Attributes
ACN	473380
Time
Date	200005
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : orl.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	473380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Location: over orl VOR. Approaching mco final for runway 18R, controller told us to cross orl VOR above 2500 ft. We acknowledged and complied. We were next cleared for the visual to runway 18L inside the VOR we were switched to tower and told by approach for your reference we were still supposed to cross above 2500 ft. I was PF and had GPS identing position of orl VOR with first officer side tuned to orl VOR. Approaching 2500 ft on the descent, GPS showed us over orl and #2 VOR showed needle confusion. I continued descent and was surprised by the controller's comment. I don't know, and he didn't volunteer what altitude he believed we were at. Normal landing and no further contacts from controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: XING ALT DISPUTED OVER ORL VOR.

Narrative: LOCATION: OVER ORL VOR. APCHING MCO FINAL FOR RWY 18R, CTLR TOLD US TO CROSS ORL VOR ABOVE 2500 FT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND COMPLIED. WE WERE NEXT CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 18L INSIDE THE VOR WE WERE SWITCHED TO TWR AND TOLD BY APCH FOR YOUR REF WE WERE STILL SUPPOSED TO CROSS ABOVE 2500 FT. I WAS PF AND HAD GPS IDENTING POS OF ORL VOR WITH FO SIDE TUNED TO ORL VOR. APCHING 2500 FT ON THE DSCNT, GPS SHOWED US OVER ORL AND #2 VOR SHOWED NEEDLE CONFUSION. I CONTINUED DSCNT AND WAS SURPRISED BY THE CTLR'S COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW, AND HE DIDN'T VOLUNTEER WHAT ALT HE BELIEVED WE WERE AT. NORMAL LNDG AND NO FURTHER CONTACTS FROM CTLRS.

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.