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Center controller climbed a wrong aircraft with a similar sounding call sign through the altitude of another aircraft resulting in less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 687245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hpw.vortac |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 27 controller time certified in position1 : 9.25 |
| ASRS Report | 687245 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Air carrier X departed orf climbing to 16000 ft then air carrier Y departed ric climbing to 9000 ft. At that time; air carrier Z was over hpw at 10000 ft. The air carrier Y was inadvertently climbed to FL220. The similar sounding call signs were reported in the past; but never changed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTR CTLR CLBED A WRONG ACFT WITH A SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGN THROUGH THE ALT OF ANOTHER ACFT RESULTING IN LTSS.
Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED ORF CLBING TO 16000 FT THEN ACR Y DEPARTED RIC CLBING TO 9000 FT. AT THAT TIME; ACR Z WAS OVER HPW AT 10000 FT. THE ACR Y WAS INADVERTENTLY CLBED TO FL220. THE SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGNS WERE RPTED IN THE PAST; BUT NEVER CHANGED.
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.