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Air carrier cargo flight crew are instructed by ARTCC controller to turn 90 degrees right of course when cleared to climb from FL310 to FL350 and then observe another aircraft 1000 ft above and 5 mi off the left wing coming from the opposite direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bwg.vortac |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 557225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 30000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Cleared to FL350 from FL310 by ZID. A few mins later center asked us to make hard right turn to 360 degrees from our wbound course as we were climbing through FL325. Saw eastbound traffic pass several mi off our left shortly after turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CARGO FLC ARE INSTRUCTED BY ARTCC CTLR TO TURN 90 DEGS R OF COURSE WHEN CLRED TO CLB FROM FL310 TO FL350 AND THEN OBSERVE ANOTHER ACFT 1000 FT ABOVE AND 5 MI OFF THE L WING COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Narrative: CLRED TO FL350 FROM FL310 BY ZID. A FEW MINS LATER CTR ASKED US TO MAKE HARD R TURN TO 360 DEGS FROM OUR WBOUND COURSE AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH FL325. SAW EBOUND TFC PASS SEVERAL MI OFF OUR L SHORTLY AFTER TURN.
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.