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ZMP controller reported of a sector in denver center that for 25 years has been a problem. The sector delivers tied; conflicting traffic at another center sector's boundary.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1411274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 26 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Denver special! Denver 8 had two aircraft (aircraft X and aircraft Y) on a collision course at FL350. The loss of separation was to occur on the ZDV/ZMP boundary. The D side at sector 42 had to call the sector below and coordinate aircraft X for a descent to FL330. After referencing westbound traffic at FL340 (aircraft Z) the lnk sector (R39) descending to FL330 for aircraft X was approved. D42 called ZDV8 sector and passed on all of the coordination that he had just done. ZDV8 sector mumbled something unrecognizable and hung up. ZDV8 descended aircraft X to FL330. Separation would have been lost if not a near miss between aircraft X and aircraft Y if ZMP sector 42D wouldn't have coordinated an altitude change.this has been going on for 25+ years. The culture at ZDV is that someone else will take care of separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP Controller reported of a Sector in Denver Center that for 25 years has been a problem. The sector delivers tied; conflicting traffic at another Center Sector's boundary.
Narrative: Denver Special! Denver 8 had two aircraft (Aircraft X and Aircraft Y) on a collision course at FL350. The loss of separation was to occur on the ZDV/ZMP boundary. The D side at Sector 42 had to call the Sector below and coordinate Aircraft X for a descent to FL330. After referencing westbound traffic at FL340 (Aircraft Z) the LNK Sector (R39) descending to FL330 for Aircraft X was approved. D42 called ZDV8 sector and passed on all of the coordination that he had just done. ZDV8 Sector mumbled something unrecognizable and hung up. ZDV8 descended Aircraft X to FL330. Separation would have been lost if not a near miss between Aircraft X and Aircraft Y if ZMP Sector 42D wouldn't have coordinated an altitude change.This has been going on for 25+ years. The culture at ZDV is that someone else will take care of separation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.