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ZDC controllers involved in operational error when holding was required and following aircraft to hold did not receive an altitude change.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 566160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ott.vortac |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 6 controller radar : 11 controller time certified in position1 : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 566160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller time certified in position2 : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 566161 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 24000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Providing intrail sequencing for mmu, teb, phl and ewr. Limited airborne holding utilized for ewr and teb. 1 aircraft holding at FL370, several other aircraft on vectors. Second aircraft at FL370 never got descent due to being distraction by complexity of sector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLRS INVOLVED IN OPERROR WHEN HOLDING WAS REQUIRED AND FOLLOWING ACFT TO HOLD DID NOT RECEIVE AN ALT CHANGE.
Narrative: PROVIDING INTRAIL SEQUENCING FOR MMU, TEB, PHL AND EWR. LIMITED AIRBORNE HOLDING UTILIZED FOR EWR AND TEB. 1 ACFT HOLDING AT FL370, SEVERAL OTHER ACFT ON VECTORS. SECOND ACFT AT FL370 NEVER GOT DSCNT DUE TO BEING DISTR BY COMPLEXITY OF SECTOR.
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.