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An ARTCC radar controller report on a potential conflict between opposite direction traffic, one climbing, one descending southwest of ric, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 504260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ric.vortac |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tracon : mmmy.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 504260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
EMB145 climbing wbound to FL240. B737 descending nebound to FL250. EMB145 data block showed FL243 and then FL244. Pilot questioned 3 times before verifying above assigned altitude. B737 reported traffic in sight after traffic issued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ARTCC RADAR CTLR RPT ON A POTENTIAL CONFLICT BTWN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC, ONE CLBING, ONE DSNDING SW OF RIC, VA.
Narrative: EMB145 CLBING WBOUND TO FL240. B737 DSNDING NEBOUND TO FL250. EMB145 DATA BLOCK SHOWED FL243 AND THEN FL244. PLT QUESTIONED 3 TIMES BEFORE VERIFYING ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT. B737 RPTED TFC IN SIGHT AFTER TFC ISSUED.
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.