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Insufficient vectors resulted in less than standard separation between two opposite direction air carrier's.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 113589 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : crl |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 113589 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 27000 vertical : 900 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I had air carrier X going J34 nwbnd and air carrier Y eastbound. Air carrier X was at FL310 and air carrier Y was climbing to FL330. It was a hit night, aircraft were climbing very slow with heavy traffic. I turned air carrier X right heading 350 degree and air carrier Y right turn heading 150 degree. When the aircraft passed I had 900' and 4 1/2 mi. The supervisor had just closed the wayne hi sector before we went down the barrel. Problems: 1) supervisor closing the sectors too early. 2) staffing is too short so they close a sector early. 3) still working a sector over 2 hours 3 times in a 5 day work week, last week. 4) overloading a sector with traffic, getting to be normal, daily thing. 5) I believe that supervisors and the FAA do not know what to do with all the traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSUFFICIENT VECTORS RESULTED IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO OPPOSITE DIRECTION ACR'S.
Narrative: I HAD ACR X GOING J34 NWBND AND ACR Y EBND. ACR X WAS AT FL310 AND ACR Y WAS CLIMBING TO FL330. IT WAS A HIT NIGHT, ACFT WERE CLIMBING VERY SLOW WITH HEAVY TFC. I TURNED ACR X RIGHT HDG 350 DEG AND ACR Y RIGHT TURN HDG 150 DEG. WHEN THE ACFT PASSED I HAD 900' AND 4 1/2 MI. THE SUPVR HAD JUST CLOSED THE WAYNE HI SECTOR BEFORE WE WENT DOWN THE BARREL. PROBLEMS: 1) SUPVR CLOSING THE SECTORS TOO EARLY. 2) STAFFING IS TOO SHORT SO THEY CLOSE A SECTOR EARLY. 3) STILL WORKING A SECTOR OVER 2 HOURS 3 TIMES IN A 5 DAY WORK WEEK, LAST WEEK. 4) OVERLOADING A SECTOR WITH TFC, GETTING TO BE NORMAL, DAILY THING. 5) I BELIEVE THAT SUPVRS AND THE FAA DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THE TFC.
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.