<< >> NASA ASRS Report 385918, November 1997

Loss of separation when an MD80 was turned across the departure path of a departing B737 from another runway.

Attributes
ACN	385918
Time
Date	199711
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfi airport : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	385918
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 handed off to me, turning northwest through departure corridor climbing. Aircraft #2 departing on another runway in which departure paths crossed. South radar controller should have issued different vectors or pointed traffic out to tower.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF SEPARATION WHEN AN MD80 WAS TURNED ACROSS THE DEP PATH OF A DEPARTING B737 FROM ANOTHER RWY.

Narrative: ACFT #1 HANDED OFF TO ME, TURNING NW THROUGH DEP CORRIDOR CLBING. ACFT #2 DEPARTING ON ANOTHER RWY IN WHICH DEP PATHS CROSSED. S RADAR CTLR SHOULD HAVE ISSUED DIFFERENT VECTORS OR POINTED TFC OUT TO TWR.

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.