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A ZOB ARTCC radar controller did not immediately notice that a CRJ200 air carrier was in a right turn when the pilot called up on the frequency descending.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4580 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 635230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| 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 other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Air carrier X checked on my frequency descending to 13000 ft. It was previously coordinated that he was on a heading 020 degrees. While doing other coordination I realized air carrier X was turning right. I stopped air carrier X descent and gave a left turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ZOB ARTCC RADAR CTLR DID NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICE THAT A CRJ200 ACR WAS IN A R TURN WHEN THE PLT CALLED UP ON THE FREQ DSNDING.
Narrative: ACR X CHKED ON MY FREQ DSNDING TO 13000 FT. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY COORDINATED THAT HE WAS ON A HDG 020 DEGS. WHILE DOING OTHER COORD I REALIZED ACR X WAS TURNING R. I STOPPED ACR X DSCNT AND GAVE A L 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.