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An A319 flight crew and center controller have a difference of opinion as to what altitude they were assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588405 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mdsd.artcc intersection : besas |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 32300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mdsd.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : w10.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 584405 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 21700 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 588700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
During the climb out from punta cana, dominican republic, we were given clearance to FL330, which was read back and entered into altitude alert window. Passing FL320, santo domingo center, who had issued the clearance, told us our altitude was FL310. We stopped climb at FL323, and immediately descended to FL310. We stated we understood FL330, and controller said he issued FL310. There was no conflict, and no other traffic involved. Controller spoke good english, but had an accent, especially with numbers. We will pay closer attention in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 FLT CREW AND CTR CTLR HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO WHAT ALT THEY WERE ASSIGNED.
Narrative: DURING THE CLBOUT FROM PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO FL330, WHICH WAS READ BACK AND ENTERED INTO ALT ALERT WINDOW. PASSING FL320, SANTO DOMINGO CTR, WHO HAD ISSUED THE CLRNC, TOLD US OUR ALT WAS FL310. WE STOPPED CLB AT FL323, AND IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO FL310. WE STATED WE UNDERSTOOD FL330, AND CTLR SAID HE ISSUED FL310. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT, AND NO OTHER TFC INVOLVED. CTLR SPOKE GOOD ENGLISH, BUT HAD AN ACCENT, ESPECIALLY WITH NUMBERS. WE WILL PAY CLOSER ATTN IN THE FUTURE.
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.