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ARTCC radar controller climbed an air carrier B767 through an altitude occupied by an air carrier B737 resulting in less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ipl.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 controller time certified in position1 : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 689353 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Air carrier X; B767 at FL330 direct gbn; requested higher altitude for the rides. Traffic wbound was air carrier Y B737; on a vector (radar vector 255) at FL340. Thinking I had lateral separation; I climbed air carrier X to FL350. I was wrong.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR CLBED AN ACR B767 THROUGH AN ALT OCCUPIED BY AN ACR B737 RESULTING IN LTSS.
Narrative: ACR X; B767 AT FL330 DIRECT GBN; REQUESTED HIGHER ALT FOR THE RIDES. TFC WBOUND WAS ACR Y B737; ON A VECTOR (RADAR VECTOR 255) AT FL340. THINKING I HAD LATERAL SEPARATION; I CLBED ACR X TO FL350. I WAS WRONG.
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.