Air carrier X had less than standard separation from cpr Y. System error.

Attributes
ACN	185952
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute airway : lax
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	185952
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	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working departure 2 at los angeles TRACON. Traffic load was heavy to moderately heavy. I climbed air carrier X to 13000. I turned air carrier X north to resume the gorman departure. Once I observed air carrier X leaving 9200 I instructed him to descend to 9000 immediately. He reported cpr Y at 10000 in sight. I told air carrier X to maintain visual separation. Then after traffic passed, I climbed air carrier X to 13000 and switched him to burbank approach. 1) I did not have a strip showing air carrier X as a gorman 9 departure and must have mistaken him for a ventura and climbed him to 13000. 2) staffing levels did not afford a handoff to assist me. The traffic level warranted one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD LTSS FROM CPR Y. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING DEP 2 AT LOS ANGELES TRACON. TFC LOAD WAS HVY TO MODERATELY HVY. I CLBED ACR X TO 13000. I TURNED ACR X N TO RESUME THE GORMAN DEP. ONCE I OBSERVED ACR X LEAVING 9200 I INSTRUCTED HIM TO DSND TO 9000 IMMEDIATELY. HE RPTED CPR Y AT 10000 IN SIGHT. I TOLD ACR X TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION. THEN AFTER TFC PASSED, I CLBED ACR X TO 13000 AND SWITCHED HIM TO BURBANK APCH. 1) I DID NOT HAVE A STRIP SHOWING ACR X AS A GORMAN 9 DEP AND MUST HAVE MISTAKEN HIM FOR A VENTURA AND CLBED HIM TO 13000. 2) STAFFING LEVELS DID NOT AFFORD A HDOF TO ASSIST ME. THE TFC LEVEL WARRANTED ONE.

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.