An air carrier B737 was handed off to czvr ARTCC radar controller near the ARTCC boundary and the czvr controller climbed the aircraft per LOA and caused a less than standard separation incident with an air carrier B767 overflt in the ZSE airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	356417
Time
Date	199612
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 32000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czvr artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 17 flight time total : 180
ASRS Report	356417
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error other

Narrative:

Air carrier Y overflt at FL330 south of bli direct to 4600N-13000W. Air carrier X on normal routing bangr direct hanry climbing to FL310, handed off to vancouver center. Per LOA, vancouver climbed aircraft to a higher altitude. 5 NM was lost.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B737 WAS HANDED OFF TO CZVR ARTCC RADAR CTLR NEAR THE ARTCC BOUNDARY AND THE CZVR CTLR CLBED THE ACFT PER LOA AND CAUSED A LTSS INCIDENT WITH AN ACR B767 OVERFLT IN THE ZSE AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACR Y OVERFLT AT FL330 S OF BLI DIRECT TO 4600N-13000W. ACR X ON NORMAL ROUTING BANGR DIRECT HANRY CLBING TO FL310, HANDED OFF TO VANCOUVER CTR. PER LOA, VANCOUVER CLBED ACFT TO A HIGHER ALT. 5 NM WAS LOST.

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.