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A ZDC ARTCC radar controller clears a falcon jet to FL330 from FL290 which apparently caused a conflicting with a B737 at FL310.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gve.vortac |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| 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 | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 17 flight time total : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 626302 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar/mode c other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4800 vertical : 1300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was working sector R32 (gve high) during a very busy, complex session with WX. I climbed the F900 to FL330 from FL290. The conflict alert activated with an aircraft (B757) and I descended the F900 back down to FL290.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ZDC ARTCC RADAR CTLR CLRS A FALCON JET TO FL330 FROM FL290 WHICH APPARENTLY CAUSED A CONFLICTING WITH A B737 AT FL310.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING SECTOR R32 (GVE HIGH) DURING A VERY BUSY, COMPLEX SESSION WITH WX. I CLBED THE F900 TO FL330 FROM FL290. THE CONFLICT ALERT ACTIVATED WITH AN ACFT (B757) AND I DSNDED THE F900 BACK DOWN TO FL290.
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.