ZOB controller experienced operational error at FL220 when carj's climb rate failed to clear conflic...

Attributes
ACN	650610
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : dkk.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
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	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	650610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

The regional jet departed toronto (ont) vice swbound over jamestown (jhw) VOR destined to philadelphia; climbing to FL230. The airbus had departed buffalo; ny; via over jamestown destined to charlotte; nc; climbing to FL220. It was observed via the radar that the regional jet was not climbing at a rate to ensure vertical separation with the airbus. Control instructions were issued to the regional jet to expedite his climb and the airbus was stopped at FL210. The regional jet was again issued a climb to FL250 and told to expedite through FL230. Conflict alert activated. Reports were obtained from each pilot. Pilot reports indicated that 1500 ft vertical separation was obtained. Contributing factors: I was instructed to rerte cleveland arrs vice new routing from flow control. Other aircraft were descending into the sector due to high winds and turbulence above; and the noise level in the area was above normal due to extra staffing initiatives. Increased traffic load added to workload in managing a complex ATC sector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL220 WHEN CARJ'S CLB RATE FAILED TO CLR CONFLICTING TFC.

Narrative: THE REGIONAL JET DEPARTED TORONTO (ONT) VICE SWBOUND OVER JAMESTOWN (JHW) VOR DESTINED TO PHILADELPHIA; CLBING TO FL230. THE AIRBUS HAD DEPARTED BUFFALO; NY; VIA OVER JAMESTOWN DESTINED TO CHARLOTTE; NC; CLBING TO FL220. IT WAS OBSERVED VIA THE RADAR THAT THE REGIONAL JET WAS NOT CLBING AT A RATE TO ENSURE VERT SEPARATION WITH THE AIRBUS. CTL INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED TO THE REGIONAL JET TO EXPEDITE HIS CLB AND THE AIRBUS WAS STOPPED AT FL210. THE REGIONAL JET WAS AGAIN ISSUED A CLB TO FL250 AND TOLD TO EXPEDITE THROUGH FL230. CONFLICT ALERT ACTIVATED. RPTS WERE OBTAINED FROM EACH PLT. PLT RPTS INDICATED THAT 1500 FT VERT SEPARATION WAS OBTAINED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO RERTE CLEVELAND ARRS VICE NEW ROUTING FROM FLOW CTL. OTHER ACFT WERE DSNDING INTO THE SECTOR DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND TURB ABOVE; AND THE NOISE LEVEL IN THE AREA WAS ABOVE NORMAL DUE TO EXTRA STAFFING INITIATIVES. INCREASED TFC LOAD ADDED TO WORKLOAD IN MANAGING A COMPLEX ATC SECTOR.

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.

ZOB controller experienced operational error at FL220 when carj's climb rate failed to clear conflicting traffic.