 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
ARTCC radar controller removed strip on wrong aircraft by using cid number, discovered when aircraft requested lower altitude in adjacent sector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 197233 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rwi |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 197233 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I accidently removed the flight plan on an small transport, which had a computer identify #abc. I was attempting (and failed) to removed the flight plan on a mlt (cid #bbc). Once I removed the small transport, he went to an untracked status and proceeded to enter rmt low at 13000 without a handoff. I discovered my error when the small transport asked for lower. I reidented the small transport and completed a handoff to rmt low. All other aspects regarding the small transport were normal. In short, I typed the wrong cid (abc visibility a visibility bbc) when I entered an rs message (remove strip message). Had I been aware that I had removed the wrong flight plan, you wouldn't be reading this!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR REMOVED STRIP ON WRONG ACFT BY USING CID NUMBER, DISCOVERED WHEN ACFT REQUESTED LOWER ALT IN ADJACENT SECTOR.
Narrative: I ACCIDENTLY REMOVED THE FLT PLAN ON AN SMT, WHICH HAD A COMPUTER IDENT #ABC. I WAS ATTEMPTING (AND FAILED) TO REMOVED THE FLT PLAN ON A MLT (CID #BBC). ONCE I REMOVED THE SMT, HE WENT TO AN UNTRACKED STATUS AND PROCEEDED TO ENTER RMT LOW AT 13000 WITHOUT A HDOF. I DISCOVERED MY ERROR WHEN THE SMT ASKED FOR LOWER. I REIDENTED THE SMT AND COMPLETED A HDOF TO RMT LOW. ALL OTHER ASPECTS REGARDING THE SMT WERE NORMAL. IN SHORT, I TYPED THE WRONG CID (ABC VIS A VIS BBC) WHEN I ENTERED AN RS MESSAGE (REMOVE STRIP MESSAGE). HAD I BEEN AWARE THAT I HAD REMOVED THE WRONG FLT PLAN, YOU WOULDN'T BE READING THIS!
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.