Separation was lost when controller turned an air carrier in an attempt to avoid another air carrier...

Attributes
ACN	110188
Time
Date	198904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mrb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	110188
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 40005 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I was the radar controller at washington ARTCC working potomac high (RO6) sector from XX00-XX59Z. An incident occurred involving air carrier X, air carrier Y and air carrier Z. ZNY was working air carrier X who was proceeding swbnd on J6 between lrp and mrb climbing to FL310. I was working air carrier Y and air carrier Z, northbound on J227 at FL270 and FL290. Due to air carrier X being in another controller's airspace and not pointed out, evasive action had to be taken to turn air carrier Y and air carrier Z so as to avoid an imminent situation. Air carrier Y was turned right and air carrier Z was turned left. The the system error occurred between air carrier Y and air carrier X. Had ZNY turned air carrier X away from the controller's airspace before penetration, I believe this situation would not have occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SEPARATION WAS LOST WHEN CTLR TURNED AN ACR IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ANOTHER ACR.

Narrative: I WAS THE RADAR CTLR AT WASHINGTON ARTCC WORKING POTOMAC HIGH (RO6) SECTOR FROM XX00-XX59Z. AN INCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING ACR X, ACR Y AND ACR Z. ZNY WAS WORKING ACR X WHO WAS PROCEEDING SWBND ON J6 BTWN LRP AND MRB CLBING TO FL310. I WAS WORKING ACR Y AND ACR Z, NBOUND ON J227 AT FL270 AND FL290. DUE TO ACR X BEING IN ANOTHER CTLR'S AIRSPACE AND NOT POINTED OUT, EVASIVE ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN TO TURN ACR Y AND ACR Z SO AS TO AVOID AN IMMINENT SITUATION. ACR Y WAS TURNED RIGHT AND ACR Z WAS TURNED LEFT. THE THE SYS ERROR OCCURRED BTWN ACR Y AND ACR X. HAD ZNY TURNED ACR X AWAY FROM THE CTLR'S AIRSPACE BEFORE PENETRATION, I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.

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.