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ZTL controller experienced operational error at FL340 during position relief and transition from strips to uret operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 681990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : odf.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 681990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 25200 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
A standardization to change uret to strips must be established. I took over a radar position during this transition; and had an operational error within 2 mins. No strips; no uret; just 'wingin' it' the best I could. I have repeatedly complained of the lack of organization during this transition. It wasn't clear who I had communication with and whom I didn't; and in the confusion I thought I was using 'altitude leaving' to separate said aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZTL CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL340 DURING POS RELIEF AND TRANSITION FROM STRIPS TO URET OPS.
Narrative: A STANDARDIZATION TO CHANGE URET TO STRIPS MUST BE ESTABLISHED. I TOOK OVER A RADAR POS DURING THIS TRANSITION; AND HAD AN OPERROR WITHIN 2 MINS. NO STRIPS; NO URET; JUST 'WINGIN' IT' THE BEST I COULD. I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED OF THE LACK OF ORGANIZATION DURING THIS TRANSITION. IT WASN'T CLR WHO I HAD COM WITH AND WHOM I DIDN'T; AND IN THE CONFUSION I THOUGHT I WAS USING 'ALT LEAVING' TO SEPARATE SAID ACFT.
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.