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Lax ATCT local controller failed to see the 2000 ft restrict light and allowed a departing aircraft to climb to 3000 ft resulting in a system error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 487541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 487541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other other : 3 |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was told to climb to 3000 ft out of lax when the maintain 2000 ft restr light was on. Prevention: immediately remove the restr light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LAX ATCT LCL CTLR FAILED TO SEE THE 2000 FT RESTRICT LIGHT AND ALLOWED A DEPARTING ACFT TO CLB TO 3000 FT RESULTING IN A SYS ERROR.
Narrative: ACR X WAS TOLD TO CLB TO 3000 FT OUT OF LAX WHEN THE MAINTAIN 2000 FT RESTR LIGHT WAS ON. PREVENTION: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE RESTR LIGHT.
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.