Narrative:

At approximately xx:50 I heard R-50 controller turn air carrier X left for traffic. Air carrier X was climbing to FL390 head on with air carrier Y. I told R-50 he turned aircraft wrong direction, he then turned air carrier Y left and turned air carrier X further left and make a tight turn. By then separation was lost with air carrier X still climbing to FL390. I was working D-50 at the time and the sector was moderately busy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WAS ISSUED A CLB THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT RESULTING IN LTSS.

Narrative: AT APPROX XX:50 I HEARD R-50 CTLR TURN ACR X L FOR TFC. ACR X WAS CLBING TO FL390 HEAD ON WITH ACR Y. I TOLD R-50 HE TURNED ACFT WRONG DIRECTION, HE THEN TURNED ACR Y L AND TURNED ACR X FURTHER L AND MAKE A TIGHT TURN. BY THEN SEPARATION WAS LOST WITH ACR X STILL CLBING TO FL390. I WAS WORKING D-50 AT THE TIME AND THE SECTOR WAS MODERATELY BUSY.

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.