Narrative:

I was working sectors 70,71,72 combined with approximately 40 strips in the bay. Traffic was slow. Mlt X requested higher altitude. I did a traffic search and climbed the aircraft. Mlt X then reported mlt Y, widebody transport westbound at FL350. I checked the bays and discovered I had over looked that strip. I promptly turned in the error. My mistake was I did an improper traffic search. A human error. A possible factor was it was my first day back after two weeks vacation. Besides doing a better traffic search, the only other way I could have caught this, if dots was operational and a monitor was at the sector.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MLT ACFT REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN AN ALT THAT CONFLICTED WITH ANOTHER ACFT RESULTING IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING SECTORS 70,71,72 COMBINED WITH APPROX 40 STRIPS IN THE BAY. TFC WAS SLOW. MLT X REQUESTED HIGHER ALT. I DID A TFC SEARCH AND CLBED THE ACFT. MLT X THEN RPTED MLT Y, WDB WBND AT FL350. I CHKED THE BAYS AND DISCOVERED I HAD OVER LOOKED THAT STRIP. I PROMPTLY TURNED IN THE ERROR. MY MISTAKE WAS I DID AN IMPROPER TFC SEARCH. A HUMAN ERROR. A POSSIBLE FACTOR WAS IT WAS MY FIRST DAY BACK AFTER TWO WKS VACATION. BESIDES DOING A BETTER TFC SEARCH, THE ONLY OTHER WAY I COULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS, IF DOTS WAS OPERATIONAL AND A MONITOR WAS AT THE SECTOR.

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.