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ZDC controller experienced operational error when holding aircraft descended because of icing and conflicting traffic was not turned or climbed in time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 674119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 674119 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter other non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft in holding unable to maintain altitude because of icing. Turned and climbed to maintain altitude to miss traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR WHEN HOLDING ACFT DSNDED BECAUSE OF ICING AND CONFLICTING TFC WAS NOT TURNED OR CLBED IN TIME.
Narrative: ACFT IN HOLDING UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT BECAUSE OF ICING. TURNED AND CLBED TO MAINTAIN ALT TO MISS TFC.
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.