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Air carrier with ZBW was issued conflicting descent altitude assignments from two successive controllers while on descent for ewr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 847635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Boston center assigned us to descend from 16000 to 10000. We responded and descended. Then we were transferred to boston center 139.30. He told us to maintain 16000. We told him that the previous controller assigned us to 10000. At 15500; boston told us that we were supposed to be at 16000 and that another company aircraft was assigned 10000. We initiated a climb back to 16000 and then boston told us to descend to 10000.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier with ZBW was issued conflicting descent altitude assignments from two successive controllers while on descent for EWR.
Narrative: Boston center assigned us to descend from 16000 to 10000. We responded and descended. Then we were transferred to Boston Center 139.30. He told us to maintain 16000. We told him that the previous Controller assigned us to 10000. At 15500; Boston told us that we were supposed to be at 16000 and that another company aircraft was assigned 10000. We initiated a climb back to 16000 and then Boston told us to descend to 10000.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.