MD80 departure had possible less than standard separation from aircraft on approach.

Attributes
ACN	262407
Time
Date	199401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	262407
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Lga arrs were beginning to land ILS 13 which changes our ewr setup. We hold teb arrs and depart ewr 360 degrees maintain 2000 ft. The last teb aircraft X was on localizer approximately 8 mi out when MD80 departed northbound climbing to 2000 ft. I took action and turned the MD80 to northeast and climbed to 8000 ft. A possible loss of separation occurred due to this odd setup.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 DEP HAD POSSIBLE LTSS FROM ACFT ON APCH.

Narrative: LGA ARRS WERE BEGINNING TO LAND ILS 13 WHICH CHANGES OUR EWR SETUP. WE HOLD TEB ARRS AND DEPART EWR 360 DEGS MAINTAIN 2000 FT. THE LAST TEB ACFT X WAS ON LOC APPROX 8 MI OUT WHEN MD80 DEPARTED NBOUND CLBING TO 2000 FT. I TOOK ACTION AND TURNED THE MD80 TO NE AND CLBED TO 8000 FT. A POSSIBLE LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED DUE TO THIS ODD SETUP.

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.