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Supervisor controller coordinated altitude FL290 then left aircraft at FL270 through center airspace. Operational deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 119667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 119667 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Supervisor was working sector 86 (atlantic) in area east. Aircraft was to enter non radar at FL290. He did not climb aircraft to FL290 but FL270. Aircraft left radar at FL270. Aircraft flew thru ZNY airspace at FL270 not FL290 as coordinated. Error was not caught until tallo intersection (last fix in ny airspace). Supervisor then called miami center to make sure there was no problem. The deviation was kept hidden. He said he would take care of it. The flight strip he was using has disappeared. The strip indicated FL270 but coordinated at FL290. I feel if this had been a controller making a mistake instead of a supervisor, it would not have been 'swept under the rug'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPVR CTLR COORDINATED ALT FL290 THEN LEFT ACFT AT FL270 THROUGH CENTER AIRSPACE. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.
Narrative: SUPVR WAS WORKING SECTOR 86 (ATLANTIC) IN AREA E. ACFT WAS TO ENTER NON RADAR AT FL290. HE DID NOT CLIMB ACFT TO FL290 BUT FL270. ACFT LEFT RADAR AT FL270. ACFT FLEW THRU ZNY AIRSPACE AT FL270 NOT FL290 AS COORDINATED. ERROR WAS NOT CAUGHT UNTIL TALLO INTXN (LAST FIX IN NY AIRSPACE). SUPVR THEN CALLED MIAMI CENTER TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE DEVIATION WAS KEPT HIDDEN. HE SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THE FLT STRIP HE WAS USING HAS DISAPPEARED. THE STRIP INDICATED FL270 BUT COORDINATED AT FL290. I FEEL IF THIS HAD BEEN A CTLR MAKING A MISTAKE INSTEAD OF A SUPVR, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN 'SWEPT UNDER THE RUG'.
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.