Cpr X had less than standard separation from acy Y. System error.

Attributes
ACN	176141
Time
Date	199104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	176141
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 26400 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Air carrier Y was at FL330. Cpr X was climbing to FL410. Sep lost 4.4 mi latitude at FL330. Both aircraft asked if the turns issued for traffic were for them. Turn clearance issued twice to the climbing cpr X, and 3 times for air carrier Y before aircraft began their turns. Basic reason sep was lost was due to error in judgement that aircraft would be latitude separated when climb was issued to cpr Y. Radar vectors were not responded in a timely fashion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR X HAD LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION FROM ACY Y. SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: ACR Y WAS AT FL330. CPR X WAS CLBING TO FL410. SEP LOST 4.4 MI LAT AT FL330. BOTH ACFT ASKED IF THE TURNS ISSUED FOR TFC WERE FOR THEM. TURN CLRNC ISSUED TWICE TO THE CLBING CPR X, AND 3 TIMES FOR ACR Y BEFORE ACFT BEGAN THEIR TURNS. BASIC REASON SEP WAS LOST WAS DUE TO ERROR IN JUDGEMENT THAT ACFT WOULD BE LAT SEPARATED WHEN CLB WAS ISSUED TO CPR Y. RADAR VECTORS WERE NOT RESPONDED IN A TIMELY FASHION.

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.