Mem controller(south) experience loss of separation with 2 successive departure aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	607827
Time
Date	200402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon tower : mem.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Avro RJ85
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8 controller time certified in position1 : 3 controller time certified in position2 : 2
ASRS Report	607827
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4.5 controller radar : 16 controller time certified in position1 : 10
ASRS Report	607829
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

2 departures launched successfully at mem from different runways and local controls. Aircraft #1 assigned 350 degree heading, aircraft #2 assigned 330 degree heading. Flight paths not intersecting. After both aircraft were on departure control, I observed aircraft #1 turning toward aircraft #2. Supervisor notified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEM CTLR(S) EXPERIENCE LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH 2 SUCCESSIVE DEP ACFT.

Narrative: 2 DEPS LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY AT MEM FROM DIFFERENT RWYS AND LCL CTLS. ACFT #1 ASSIGNED 350 DEG HDG, ACFT #2 ASSIGNED 330 DEG HDG. FLT PATHS NOT INTERSECTING. AFTER BOTH ACFT WERE ON DEP CTL, I OBSERVED ACFT #1 TURNING TOWARD ACFT #2. SUPVR NOTIFIED.

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.