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A319 crew believes they were cleared to cross pxt at FL280. After they crossed pxt at FL280, the controller told the crew they were cleared to cross pxt at 280 KTS and FL290.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603616 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pxt.vortac |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 603616 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft given clearance to cross pxt at FL280. Air crew read back FL280 and descended to FL280. Center subsequently queried our altitude and stated clearance had been to FL290 and cross pxt at 280 KTS. No conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 CREW BELIEVES THEY WERE CLRED TO CROSS PXT AT FL280. AFTER THEY CROSSED PXT AT FL280, THE CTLR TOLD THE CREW THEY WERE CLRED TO CROSS PXT AT 280 KTS AND FL290.
Narrative: ACFT GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS PXT AT FL280. AIR CREW READ BACK FL280 AND DSNDED TO FL280. CTR SUBSEQUENTLY QUERIED OUR ALT AND STATED CLRNC HAD BEEN TO FL290 AND CROSS PXT AT 280 KTS. NO CONFLICT.
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.