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ZID radar associate observed operational error at FL350 as radar controller entered wrong altitude in data block and issued climb through occupied altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 665949 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lvt.vortac |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 35 controller time certified in position1 : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 665949 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was working the somerset manual position D94. My radar person cleared air carrier X from FL330 to FL350 through air carrier Y at FL350. He inadvertently put in FL340 in data block of air carrier Y.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID RADAR ASSOCIATE OBSERVED OPERROR AT FL350 AS RADAR CTLR ENTERED WRONG ALT IN DATA BLOCK AND ISSUED CLB THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE SOMERSET MANUAL POS D94. MY RADAR PERSON CLRED ACR X FROM FL330 TO FL350 THROUGH ACR Y AT FL350. HE INADVERTENTLY PUT IN FL340 IN DATA BLOCK OF ACR Y.
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.