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A B757 crew receives delayed vectors from ZTL controller who admits to a loss of separation from other traffic near atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 466097 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors arrival star : rome |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 128 flight time total : 7813 flight time type : 1097 |
| ASRS Report | 466097 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Heading (ATC) 100 degrees. ATC instructed a turn to 060 degrees (complied), then another turn to 020 degrees (complied). Traffic in sight ATC says that minimum separation was less than it should have been. I believe the turns were issued too late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CREW RECEIVES DELAYED VECTORS FROM ZTL CTLR WHO ADMITS TO A LOSS OF SEPARATION FROM OTHER TFC NEAR ATL, GA.
Narrative: HDG (ATC) 100 DEGS. ATC INSTRUCTED A TURN TO 060 DEGS (COMPLIED), THEN ANOTHER TURN TO 020 DEGS (COMPLIED). TFC IN SIGHT ATC SAYS THAT MINIMUM SEPARATION WAS LESS THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I BELIEVE THE TURNS WERE ISSUED TOO LATE.
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.