Narrative:

At approximately XX00Z, I was working sector 39. I had 5 or 6 aircraft on frequency. Mlt X was climbing swbnd from pease AFB climbing to FL280. Air carrier Y was climbing northeast bound to FL290. Due to laser north atacc being active 100B FL500, I turned air carrier Y heading 080 degrees to go east of it. This put the 2 aircraft closer to each other than if air carrier Y had remained on course. When the aircraft were approximately 15 mi apart, I turned mlt X (at FL280) left heading 200 degrees and air carrier Y (at FL284) left heading 040 degrees. Air carrier Y requested heading again. I reissued it and descended mlt X to FL270. The action was too little too late. I should have anticipated air carrier Y slow climb rate and stopped the mlt X further below say FL240 and laddered him up.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CLIMBED THROUGH ALT OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: AT APPROX XX00Z, I WAS WORKING SECTOR 39. I HAD 5 OR 6 ACFT ON FREQ. MLT X WAS CLBING SWBND FROM PEASE AFB CLBING TO FL280. ACR Y WAS CLBING NE BOUND TO FL290. DUE TO LASER N ATACC BEING ACTIVE 100B FL500, I TURNED ACR Y HDG 080 DEGS TO GO E OF IT. THIS PUT THE 2 ACFT CLOSER TO EACH OTHER THAN IF ACR Y HAD REMAINED ON COURSE. WHEN THE ACFT WERE APPROX 15 MI APART, I TURNED MLT X (AT FL280) LEFT HDG 200 DEGS AND ACR Y (AT FL284) LEFT HDG 040 DEGS. ACR Y REQUESTED HDG AGAIN. I REISSUED IT AND DSNDED MLT X TO FL270. THE ACTION WAS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE. I SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED ACR Y SLOW CLB RATE AND STOPPED THE MLT X FURTHER BELOW SAY FL240 AND LADDERED HIM UP.

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.