Departure controller lost standard separation between 2 aircraft under his control.

Attributes
ACN	152060
Time
Date	199007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sbj
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	152060
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

While working handoff for the liberty west position, I observed the radar controller climb an light transport to 17000' and turn to a heading of 180 degrees. Large transport was then climbed to 17000' on a 270 degree heading. ZNY called and asked if they could talk to light transport, they had a higher altitude. I tried to convey this to the controller and he did not answer back as he was busy. Due to WX we had 20 mit restrictions and were not getting 20 mit from the towers. The controller turned the large transport to sbj and the large transport made a slow turn. The controller told light transport to turn and the pilot questioned the turn. He was issued 2 commands to turn. Finally the controller issued a climb with the turn and called the traffic. I called the center (ZNY) to determine if a climb could be made and was told the light transport could climb to FL280. This was relayed to the controller. To my knowledge the center never called about the closeness, nor did either pilot make a complaint.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEP CTLR LOST STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN 2 ACFT UNDER HIS CONTROL.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING HDOF FOR THE LIBERTY W POS, I OBSERVED THE RADAR CTLR CLB AN LTT TO 17000' AND TURN TO A HDG OF 180 DEGS. LGT WAS THEN CLBED TO 17000' ON A 270 DEG HDG. ZNY CALLED AND ASKED IF THEY COULD TALK TO LTT, THEY HAD A HIGHER ALT. I TRIED TO CONVEY THIS TO THE CTLR AND HE DID NOT ANSWER BACK AS HE WAS BUSY. DUE TO WX WE HAD 20 MIT RESTRICTIONS AND WERE NOT GETTING 20 MIT FROM THE TWRS. THE CTLR TURNED THE LGT TO SBJ AND THE LGT MADE A SLOW TURN. THE CTLR TOLD LTT TO TURN AND THE PLT QUESTIONED THE TURN. HE WAS ISSUED 2 COMMANDS TO TURN. FINALLY THE CTLR ISSUED A CLB WITH THE TURN AND CALLED THE TFC. I CALLED THE CENTER (ZNY) TO DETERMINE IF A CLB COULD BE MADE AND WAS TOLD THE LTT COULD CLB TO FL280. THIS WAS RELAYED TO THE CTLR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE CENTER NEVER CALLED ABOUT THE CLOSENESS, NOR DID EITHER PLT MAKE A COMPLAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.