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ZDC controller experienced operational error at FL350 as aircraft is cleared to climb through occupied altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 654050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gso.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| 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 : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 654050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I climbed air carrier X from FL340 to FL360. Air carrier Y was head-on traffic at FL350.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL350 AS ACFT IS CLRED TO CLB THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT.
Narrative: I CLBED ACR X FROM FL340 TO FL360. ACR Y WAS HEAD-ON TFC AT FL350.
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.