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Aircraft a was climbed through aircraft B's altitude with less than standard separation. System error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 117574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : n90 |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 117574 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 27000 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I coordinated altitude for separation with the center. I switched both aircraft to the center and they climbed the lower aircraft (aircraft a) out of my airspace (too close to the upper aircraft, aircraft B). This happened off my radar scope.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT A WAS CLIMBED THROUGH ACFT B'S ALT WITH LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION. SYSTEM ERROR.
Narrative: I COORDINATED ALT FOR SEPARATION WITH THE CENTER. I SWITCHED BOTH ACFT TO THE CENTER AND THEY CLIMBED THE LOWER ACFT (ACFT A) OUT OF MY AIRSPACE (TOO CLOSE TO THE UPPER ACFT, ACFT B). THIS HAPPENED OFF MY RADAR SCOPE.
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.