Arriving and departing aircraft were deviating for WX and came in close proximity resulting in less than standard separation.

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Attributes
ACN	152832
Time
Date	199008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slr
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24400 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	152832
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Dfw terminal departures on dall 7 SID were restr to the 067 right due to WX along 078 degree right and 090 degree right. This resulted in my having to rerte traffic back over original rtes when clear of WX and also to be more diligent for longitudinal spacing. The situation was further compounded by arrs on the buj 7 STAR deviating south into my airspace descending to FL240. This placed me in a situation whereby I had to use altitude sep between arrs that I was not working, and departures. Traffic restrictions of 10 mi in trail has been issued to dfw approach but this is not what I am getting on high altitude. Air carrier X checked on and I climb him to FL330, but entered temperature FL220 in data block. I don't know why, I had stopped everyone else for the arrs. Suggest in similar situations they have an extra person on handoff, requested or not to double-check or restrict arrs such that they cannot interfere head on with departure. Air carrier X got within 1 mi and 600' vertically at their closest point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARRIVING AND DEPARTING ACFT WERE DEVIATING FOR WX AND CAME IN CLOSE PROX RESULTING IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.

Narrative: DFW TERMINAL DEPS ON DALL 7 SID WERE RESTR TO THE 067 R DUE TO WX ALONG 078 DEG R AND 090 DEG R. THIS RESULTED IN MY HAVING TO RERTE TFC BACK OVER ORIGINAL RTES WHEN CLR OF WX AND ALSO TO BE MORE DILIGENT FOR LONGITUDINAL SPACING. THE SITUATION WAS FURTHER COMPOUNDED BY ARRS ON THE BUJ 7 STAR DEVIATING S INTO MY AIRSPACE DSNDING TO FL240. THIS PLACED ME IN A SITUATION WHEREBY I HAD TO USE ALT SEP BTWN ARRS THAT I WAS NOT WORKING, AND DEPS. TFC RESTRICTIONS OF 10 MI IN TRAIL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DFW APCH BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT I AM GETTING ON HIGH ALT. ACR X CHKED ON AND I CLB HIM TO FL330, BUT ENTERED TEMP FL220 IN DATA BLOCK. I DON'T KNOW WHY, I HAD STOPPED EVERYONE ELSE FOR THE ARRS. SUGGEST IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS THEY HAVE AN EXTRA PERSON ON HDOF, REQUESTED OR NOT TO DOUBLE-CHK OR RESTRICT ARRS SUCH THAT THEY CANNOT INTERFERE HEAD ON WITH DEP. ACR X GOT WITHIN 1 MI AND 600' VERTICALLY AT THEIR CLOSEST POINT.

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.