An MD88 captain reported that ZFW confused his flight with another during climb out from hou.

Attributes
ACN	511170
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : eic.vortac
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 2250
ASRS Report	511170
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

On climb out from the houston hobby airport, ZFW, on our initial contact, assigned us a climb from FL270 to FL330. Passing FL290-FL295, center used an incorrect company name with our flight number before using the right company name/flight number with the request to maintain FL290. Our response was that 'we would descend back to FL290,' at which point center reclred us to FL330. Within 1-2 mins, center asked us to reset our transponder to the correct code, stating that our flight information was lost. We switched to the other transponder and all was then ok with our flight information, according to center.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 CAPT RPTED THAT ZFW CONFUSED HIS FLT WITH ANOTHER DURING CLBOUT FROM HOU.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM THE HOUSTON HOBBY ARPT, ZFW, ON OUR INITIAL CONTACT, ASSIGNED US A CLB FROM FL270 TO FL330. PASSING FL290-FL295, CTR USED AN INCORRECT COMPANY NAME WITH OUR FLT NUMBER BEFORE USING THE RIGHT COMPANY NAME/FLT NUMBER WITH THE REQUEST TO MAINTAIN FL290. OUR RESPONSE WAS THAT 'WE WOULD DSND BACK TO FL290,' AT WHICH POINT CTR RECLRED US TO FL330. WITHIN 1-2 MINS, CTR ASKED US TO RESET OUR XPONDER TO THE CORRECT CODE, STATING THAT OUR FLT INFO WAS LOST. WE SWITCHED TO THE OTHER XPONDER AND ALL WAS THEN OK WITH OUR FLT INFO, ACCORDING TO CTR.

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.