Controller assigned wrong altitude after ARTCC ARTCC interfacility coordination.

Attributes
ACN	187957
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : kbv
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mjzs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	187957
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

A developmental controller who was certified on manual positions, lost his proficiency while in radar training class. After returning to the work environment he required time on manual positions to regain proficiency. I was assigned to monitor him on a manual position. During this session while coordinating the altitude with new york center, I did not catch the mistake the developmental made. Which was new york disapproved FL290 and approved FL280, the developmental missed this and the aircraft was assigned FL290. This individual was previously working these positions on his own and since returning to the positions he has been experiencing difficulty working at an acceptable level, which was not made known to me. When the aircraft made a position report the error was caught and corrected by new york center.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR ASSIGNED WRONG ALT AFTER ARTCC ARTCC INTERFAC COORD.

Narrative: A DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR WHO WAS CERTIFIED ON MANUAL POSITIONS, LOST HIS PROFICIENCY WHILE IN RADAR TRAINING CLASS. AFTER RETURNING TO THE WORK ENVIRONMENT HE REQUIRED TIME ON MANUAL POSITIONS TO REGAIN PROFICIENCY. I WAS ASSIGNED TO MONITOR HIM ON A MANUAL POS. DURING THIS SESSION WHILE COORDINATING THE ALT WITH NEW YORK CENTER, I DID NOT CATCH THE MISTAKE THE DEVELOPMENTAL MADE. WHICH WAS NEW YORK DISAPPROVED FL290 AND APPROVED FL280, THE DEVELOPMENTAL MISSED THIS AND THE ACFT WAS ASSIGNED FL290. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKING THESE POSITIONS ON HIS OWN AND SINCE RETURNING TO THE POSITIONS HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WORKING AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, WHICH WAS NOT MADE KNOWN TO ME. WHEN THE ACFT MADE A POS RPT THE ERROR WAS CAUGHT AND CORRECTED BY NEW YORK CENTER.

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.