Narrative:

I was climbing aircraft X wbound out of cle to ord. The high altitude sector inserted FL260 in the data block. I misread the altitude and climbed aircraft X to FL280. He crossed about 3.4 mi on the back side of another air carrier jet.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB CTLR MISREADS COORD INTERIM ALT ASSIGNMENT OF NEXT CTLR AND CLBS A B757 INTO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER, ENRTE, LEVEL A306.

Narrative: I WAS CLBING ACFT X WBOUND OUT OF CLE TO ORD. THE HIGH ALT SECTOR INSERTED FL260 IN THE DATA BLOCK. I MISREAD THE ALT AND CLBED ACFT X TO FL280. HE CROSSED ABOUT 3.4 MI ON THE BACK SIDE OF ANOTHER ACR JET.

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.