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ZDC controller issues descent clearance to a B737 but does not monitor the event resulting in a loss of separation with a carj.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 554992 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : swl.vortac |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 554992 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
The B737 was told to give a good rate of descent and did not do it. I should have given the B737 a 2000 FPM descent. Due to WX rertes in my sector and uret, I was distraction with other things and did not monitor the rate of descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR ISSUES DSCNT CLRNC TO A B737 BUT DOES NOT MONITOR THE EVENT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH A CARJ.
Narrative: THE B737 WAS TOLD TO GIVE A GOOD RATE OF DSCNT AND DID NOT DO IT. I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THE B737 A 2000 FPM DSCNT. DUE TO WX RERTES IN MY SECTOR AND URET, I WAS DISTR WITH OTHER THINGS AND DID NOT MONITOR THE RATE OF DSCNT.
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.