Narrative:

Aircraft #1 level 13000 ft inbound phl, aircraft #2 descending from 14000 ft to 11000 ft. Aircraft #2 told to descend through 12000 ft in 30 seconds or less. I had a 5 mi j-ring on an aircraft which I thought was aircraft #1. 5 mi ring was on other aircraft. This caused a misjudgement in distance from aircraft #1 and aircraft #2. From the information I was looking at, I thought the aircraft were approximately 9 mi apart.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC ARTCC RADAR CTLR USES A 5 MI J-RING (MEASURING TOOL) ON WRONG ACFT AND HAS A LOSS OF SEPARATION.

Narrative: ACFT #1 LEVEL 13000 FT INBOUND PHL, ACFT #2 DSNDING FROM 14000 FT TO 11000 FT. ACFT #2 TOLD TO DSND THROUGH 12000 FT IN 30 SECONDS OR LESS. I HAD A 5 MI J-RING ON AN ACFT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ACFT #1. 5 MI RING WAS ON OTHER ACFT. THIS CAUSED A MISJUDGEMENT IN DISTANCE FROM ACFT #1 AND ACFT #2. FROM THE INFO I WAS LOOKING AT, I THOUGHT THE ACFT WERE APPROX 9 MI APART.

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.