Reported loss of separation involving a climbing air carrier B727 and a military C130 at 15000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	389817
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bqn airport : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : tjzs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	389817
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working sector 6 which overlies a portion of san juan approach airspace. Approach handed off a B727 to sector 8. The B727 was below my airspace. The sector 8 controller climbed the B727 into my airspace without issuing a pointout using 'look and go.' the sector 8 controller was relieved and the relieving controller believed that I was working the B727 and dropped the quick look of my sector. When I observed the 'I tag' of the B727 getting close to a C130 I forced the B727 data block to my scope and alerted the R8 controller to the conflict. The aircraft passed within about 1 1/2 mi and 500 ft vertically. In addition to the obvious factor of failing to follow procedure and issue a pointout, the mickey mouse earts equipment we have here at the cerap is a significant factor in general. The lack of a mode C intruder function and inability to force a pointout onto the receiving controller's pvd (instead a handoff is initiated then withdrawn, which results in a full data block appearing then disappearing) being specific factors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED LOSS OF SEPARATION INVOLVING A CLBING ACR B727 AND A MIL C130 AT 15000 FT.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING SECTOR 6 WHICH OVERLIES A PORTION OF SAN JUAN APCH AIRSPACE. APCH HANDED OFF A B727 TO SECTOR 8. THE B727 WAS BELOW MY AIRSPACE. THE SECTOR 8 CTLR CLBED THE B727 INTO MY AIRSPACE WITHOUT ISSUING A POINTOUT USING 'LOOK AND GO.' THE SECTOR 8 CTLR WAS RELIEVED AND THE RELIEVING CTLR BELIEVED THAT I WAS WORKING THE B727 AND DROPPED THE QUICK LOOK OF MY SECTOR. WHEN I OBSERVED THE 'I TAG' OF THE B727 GETTING CLOSE TO A C130 I FORCED THE B727 DATA BLOCK TO MY SCOPE AND ALERTED THE R8 CTLR TO THE CONFLICT. THE ACFT PASSED WITHIN ABOUT 1 1/2 MI AND 500 FT VERTLY. IN ADDITION TO THE OBVIOUS FACTOR OF FAILING TO FOLLOW PROC AND ISSUE A POINTOUT, THE MICKEY MOUSE EARTS EQUIP WE HAVE HERE AT THE CERAP IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN GENERAL. THE LACK OF A MODE C INTRUDER FUNCTION AND INABILITY TO FORCE A POINTOUT ONTO THE RECEIVING CTLR'S PVD (INSTEAD A HDOF IS INITIATED THEN WITHDRAWN, WHICH RESULTS IN A FULL DATA BLOCK APPEARING THEN DISAPPEARING) BEING SPECIFIC FACTORS.

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.