Controller transponsed stated altitude and cleared 2 fgt's through altitude of small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	104526
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sln
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	104526
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24120 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

A flight of 2 fgt's air filed with me out of restr area R3601 at 15500'. I had a flight plan proposal and cleared them on course to FL230. Their altitude readout was not working. As they approached the small aircraft at 9000' on an IFR flight plan the C/a went off. Still no altitude readout on the fgt's. To stop the C/a I asked the fgt's their altitude (to enter in the computer) and they were at about 9000' and climbing about 4 mi from the small aircraft and diverging further. The altitude readout then was working and snitch program alerted and computer showed them to be 4.2 mi and 100'. On the review of the tapes the fgt's said that they were at 5500', not 15500'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR TRANSPONSED STATED ALT AND CLRED 2 FGT'S THROUGH ALT OF SMA.

Narrative: A FLT OF 2 FGT'S AIR FILED WITH ME OUT OF RESTR AREA R3601 AT 15500'. I HAD A FLT PLAN PROPOSAL AND CLRED THEM ON COURSE TO FL230. THEIR ALT READOUT WAS NOT WORKING. AS THEY APCHED THE SMA AT 9000' ON AN IFR FLT PLAN THE C/A WENT OFF. STILL NO ALT READOUT ON THE FGT'S. TO STOP THE C/A I ASKED THE FGT'S THEIR ALT (TO ENTER IN THE COMPUTER) AND THEY WERE AT ABOUT 9000' AND CLBING ABOUT 4 MI FROM THE SMA AND DIVERGING FURTHER. THE ALT READOUT THEN WAS WORKING AND SNITCH PROGRAM ALERTED AND COMPUTER SHOWED THEM TO BE 4.2 MI AND 100'. ON THE REVIEW OF THE TAPES THE FGT'S SAID THAT THEY WERE AT 5500', NOT 15500'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.