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B727 at wrong altitude for direction of flight received several TA's before center issued a climbing left turn to correct altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zob.artcc |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j42.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 489125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 24000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
ATC cleared air carrier X to FL310 on J42 out of cleveland. At FL310 for 3 mins a TA was received with on-coming aircraft at FL310 at 6 mi, controller called us to climb to FL330 and then to turn left 15 degrees. The other aircraft came within 4 mi on our radar. I think the controller forgot we were at FL310, opposite altitude for direction of flight, eastbound.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 AT WRONG ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT RECEIVED SEVERAL TA'S BEFORE CTR ISSUED A CLBING L TURN TO CORRECT ALT.
Narrative: ATC CLRED ACR X TO FL310 ON J42 OUT OF CLEVELAND. AT FL310 FOR 3 MINS A TA WAS RECEIVED WITH ON-COMING ACFT AT FL310 AT 6 MI, CTLR CALLED US TO CLB TO FL330 AND THEN TO TURN L 15 DEGS. THE OTHER ACFT CAME WITHIN 4 MI ON OUR RADAR. I THINK THE CTLR FORGOT WE WERE AT FL310, OPPOSITE ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT, EBOUND.
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.