ZJX controller experienced operational error at FL360; failing to adhere to an intermediate sector's altitude restr that was other than data block information.

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Attributes
ACN	683014
Time
Date	200601
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : crg.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc tower : msp.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Challenger Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar controller : military
Experience	controller limited radar : 1 controller military : 3 controller radar : 20 controller time certified in position1 : 19 controller time certified in position2 : 11
ASRS Report	683014
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
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 new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 8000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Aircraft X was climbing out of orlando international airport. I climbed aircraft X to FL330 and handed him off to keystone sector (R76). R76 controller takes handoff and enters FL350 in the data block. I climbed aircraft X to FL350. A few mins later; R76 controller tells me that he is putting in FL370 and handing aircraft off to R49; but do not climb him yet. I made a couple of other xmissions and a few moments after that I noticed FL370 in the data block of aircraft X. I issued FL370 to aircraft X; forgetting about the restr issued to me by the R76 controller; and switched the aircraft to R49's frequency. The aircraft X started his climb and got with aircraft Y in the vicinity of the crg VORTAC. What can be done to prevent future occurrences is for the R75 controller (me) to switch the aircraft to R76's frequency once they are climbed to FL330 and handed off to R76. R76 should provide any traffic to R75. R76 should wait until potential traffic conflicts have been resolved before entering altitudes in data block.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZJX CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL360; FAILING TO ADHERE TO AN INTERMEDIATE SECTOR'S ALT RESTR THAT WAS OTHER THAN DATA BLOCK INFO.

Narrative: ACFT X WAS CLBING OUT OF ORLANDO INTL ARPT. I CLBED ACFT X TO FL330 AND HANDED HIM OFF TO KEYSTONE SECTOR (R76). R76 CTLR TAKES HDOF AND ENTERS FL350 IN THE DATA BLOCK. I CLBED ACFT X TO FL350. A FEW MINS LATER; R76 CTLR TELLS ME THAT HE IS PUTTING IN FL370 AND HANDING ACFT OFF TO R49; BUT DO NOT CLB HIM YET. I MADE A COUPLE OF OTHER XMISSIONS AND A FEW MOMENTS AFTER THAT I NOTICED FL370 IN THE DATA BLOCK OF ACFT X. I ISSUED FL370 TO ACFT X; FORGETTING ABOUT THE RESTR ISSUED TO ME BY THE R76 CTLR; AND SWITCHED THE ACFT TO R49'S FREQ. THE ACFT X STARTED HIS CLB AND GOT WITH ACFT Y IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRG VORTAC. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES IS FOR THE R75 CTLR (ME) TO SWITCH THE ACFT TO R76'S FREQ ONCE THEY ARE CLBED TO FL330 AND HANDED OFF TO R76. R76 SHOULD PROVIDE ANY TFC TO R75. R76 SHOULD WAIT UNTIL POTENTIAL TFC CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BEFORE ENTERING ALTS IN DATA BLOCK.

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.