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ZDC controller experienced operational error at FL400 after aircraft were xferred to an adjacent ARTCC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 685819 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : rbv.vortac |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 40000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| 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 : 5 controller time certified in position1 : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 685819 |
| 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 other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 24000 vertical : 3 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
B757-200 was northbound to bos FL410; A330 sbound FL400. I gave B757-200 crossing restr 20 south rbv FL370; both aircraft were switched to next sector. Aircraft were abeam each other when B757-200 started his descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL400 AFTER ACFT WERE XFERRED TO AN ADJACENT ARTCC.
Narrative: B757-200 WAS NBOUND TO BOS FL410; A330 SBOUND FL400. I GAVE B757-200 XING RESTR 20 S RBV FL370; BOTH ACFT WERE SWITCHED TO NEXT SECTOR. ACFT WERE ABEAM EACH OTHER WHEN B757-200 STARTED HIS DSCNT.
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.