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ZID controllers experienced operational error at FL280 when one controller issued climb to wrong aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 643480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : shb.vor |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Thunderstorm Rain |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc tower : mci.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.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 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 643480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller military : 9 controller non radar : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 643481 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Major thunderstorms. Most; if not all; aircraft were deviating due to WX. B767 checked on at FL230 requesting FL310. MD82 was level at FL280 going direct okk.OKK1.ord. I planned to climb B767 to FL270 since MD82 was traffic for B767. Instead; I climbed B767 to FL310. Separation was lost. One problem I was experiencing was difficulty hearing. I had talked to my d-side several mins before asking if he could hear ok. He said; 'yes; I was able to hear; but it was weak.' supplemental information from acn 643481: the climbing aircraft was a flash through procedure from another sector. FL270 was in the interim altitude section of the data block; the radar position issued the aircraft FL310. Aircraft #2 responded to an RA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID CTLRS EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL280 WHEN ONE CTLR ISSUED CLB TO WRONG ACFT.
Narrative: MAJOR TSTMS. MOST; IF NOT ALL; ACFT WERE DEVIATING DUE TO WX. B767 CHKED ON AT FL230 REQUESTING FL310. MD82 WAS LEVEL AT FL280 GOING DIRECT OKK.OKK1.ORD. I PLANNED TO CLB B767 TO FL270 SINCE MD82 WAS TFC FOR B767. INSTEAD; I CLBED B767 TO FL310. SEPARATION WAS LOST. ONE PROB I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS DIFFICULTY HEARING. I HAD TALKED TO MY D-SIDE SEVERAL MINS BEFORE ASKING IF HE COULD HEAR OK. HE SAID; 'YES; I WAS ABLE TO HEAR; BUT IT WAS WEAK.' SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 643481: THE CLBING ACFT WAS A FLASH THROUGH PROC FROM ANOTHER SECTOR. FL270 WAS IN THE INTERIM ALT SECTION OF THE DATA BLOCK; THE RADAR POS ISSUED THE ACFT FL310. ACFT #2 RESPONDED TO AN RA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.