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After receiving and reading back a descent clearance, an air carrier is asked what altitude they are descending to by a subsequent controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lfff.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 509300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Inbound to paris while under control of reims ATC, I was given a descent from FL350 to FL230. The clearance was read back and no change was given. After being passed to paris radar, I reported in to them passing FL330 for FL230. Still no change was given. Paris radar just reported us in radar contact. Passing FL250 en route to FL230. Paris called and asked us what altitude we were going to. I reported that reims radar cleared us to FL230 from FL350. Paris then told us we should have been cleared to FL330, but to go ahead and continue the descent to FL230. Paris then told us that it was just a french thing. The flight continued to an uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER RECEIVING AND READING BACK A DSCNT CLRNC, AN ACR IS ASKED WHAT ALT THEY ARE DSNDING TO BY A SUBSEQUENT CTLR.
Narrative: INBOUND TO PARIS WHILE UNDER CTL OF REIMS ATC, I WAS GIVEN A DSCNT FROM FL350 TO FL230. THE CLRNC WAS READ BACK AND NO CHANGE WAS GIVEN. AFTER BEING PASSED TO PARIS RADAR, I RPTED IN TO THEM PASSING FL330 FOR FL230. STILL NO CHANGE WAS GIVEN. PARIS RADAR JUST RPTED US IN RADAR CONTACT. PASSING FL250 ENRTE TO FL230. PARIS CALLED AND ASKED US WHAT ALT WE WERE GOING TO. I RPTED THAT REIMS RADAR CLRED US TO FL230 FROM FL350. PARIS THEN TOLD US WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLRED TO FL330, BUT TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THE DSCNT TO FL230. PARIS THEN TOLD US THAT IT WAS JUST A FRENCH THING. THE FLT CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
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.