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ZDC controller effects limited coordination with an adjoining sector, but the information is insufficient, resulting in an operational error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449931 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sby.vor |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 449931 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 29800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Called sector 23 (adjacent sector) to advise controller early that aircraft X was landing sby because aircraft Y data block had been changed from FL210 to temporary altitude of 8000 ft. I wanted to make him aware of the fact that the jet needed to stay below the king air he was working.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR EFFECTS LIMITED COORD WITH AN ADJOINING SECTOR, BUT THE INFO IS INSUFFICIENT, RESULTING IN AN OPERROR.
Narrative: CALLED SECTOR 23 (ADJACENT SECTOR) TO ADVISE CTLR EARLY THAT ACFT X WAS LNDG SBY BECAUSE ACFT Y DATA BLOCK HAD BEEN CHANGED FROM FL210 TO TEMPORARY ALT OF 8000 FT. I WANTED TO MAKE HIM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE JET NEEDED TO STAY BELOW THE KING AIR HE WAS WORKING.
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.