Narrative:

I was working the handoff position as an instrument giving OJT at time of incident. Our high altitude sector had taken a pointout on this traffic and released control for descent to us. Aircraft was at FL250 on our frequency. The radar man asked my trnee if we had control for turns. She said yes. I had been distracted by the relieving controller and it just didn't register with me. The radar man turned aircraft left 20 degrees and later issued descent. Traffic was a jet northeast bound at FL240 over bgm. C/a went off when aircraft left FL250. No time to do anything.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED AND DESCENDING ACR X CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO ACR Y.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE HDOF POS AS AN INSTR GIVING OJT AT TIME OF INCIDENT. OUR HIGH ALT SECTOR HAD TAKEN A POINTOUT ON THIS TFC AND RELEASED CTL FOR DSCNT TO US. ACFT WAS AT FL250 ON OUR FREQ. THE RADAR MAN ASKED MY TRNEE IF WE HAD CTL FOR TURNS. SHE SAID YES. I HAD BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE RELIEVING CTLR AND IT JUST DIDN'T REGISTER WITH ME. THE RADAR MAN TURNED ACFT LEFT 20 DEGS AND LATER ISSUED DSCNT. TFC WAS A JET NE BOUND AT FL240 OVER BGM. C/A WENT OFF WHEN ACFT LEFT FL250. NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING.

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.