Narrative:

Called in as assistant at hpw sector. First noticed way too many planes for young fpl. 20 mi in trail to ewr, lga, pal teb. Right side put aircraft X into hold for ewr at FL370. I stopped ewr traffic from south to alleviate in trail restrs, dropped unnecessary data blocks to eliminate confusion. Approximately 30 data blocks on pvd. Aircraft Y was proceeding direct buf, and thought to be handed off to next sector. Aircraft X was completing left turn at fak heading southwest. Aircraft X right side saw the conflict, and brought it to my attention. Right side hesitated looking to me, an 18 yr veteran, for some kind of clearance that would avert loss of separation. I called next sector that we thought was in communication with aircraft Y to take action. He had handoff, but no communication. I instructed right side to drop aircraft Y to FL350, and turn due west from his north heading. Aircraft X reports RA and is climbing. Aircraft Y reports RA and continued descent. Loss of separation occurred, because of delay on right side, communication with aircraft Y in doubt, because right side should have held at south altitude in a northeast traffic sector.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EXPERIENCED CTLR IS ASSIGNED TO ASSIST A NEW FULL-PERFORMANCE LEVEL CTLR WORKING AN EXTREMELY BUSY SECTOR, BUT IT WAS NOT IN TIME TO PREVENT A LOSS OF SEPARATION BTWN 2 ACFT.

Narrative: CALLED IN AS ASSISTANT AT HPW SECTOR. FIRST NOTICED WAY TOO MANY PLANES FOR YOUNG FPL. 20 MI IN TRAIL TO EWR, LGA, PAL TEB. R SIDE PUT ACFT X INTO HOLD FOR EWR AT FL370. I STOPPED EWR TFC FROM S TO ALLEVIATE IN TRAIL RESTRS, DROPPED UNNECESSARY DATA BLOCKS TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION. APPROX 30 DATA BLOCKS ON PVD. ACFT Y WAS PROCEEDING DIRECT BUF, AND THOUGHT TO BE HANDED OFF TO NEXT SECTOR. ACFT X WAS COMPLETING L TURN AT FAK HDG SW. ACFT X R SIDE SAW THE CONFLICT, AND BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTN. R SIDE HESITATED LOOKING TO ME, AN 18 YR VETERAN, FOR SOME KIND OF CLRNC THAT WOULD AVERT LOSS OF SEPARATION. I CALLED NEXT SECTOR THAT WE THOUGHT WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH ACFT Y TO TAKE ACTION. HE HAD HDOF, BUT NO COM. I INSTRUCTED R SIDE TO DROP ACFT Y TO FL350, AND TURN DUE W FROM HIS N HDG. ACFT X RPTS RA AND IS CLBING. ACFT Y RPTS RA AND CONTINUED DSCNT. LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED, BECAUSE OF DELAY ON R SIDE, COM WITH ACFT Y IN DOUBT, BECAUSE R SIDE SHOULD HAVE HELD AT S ALT IN A NE TFC 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.