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ZBW controller experienced operational error at approximately FL300 when trying to vector an aircraft around another without sufficient spacing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690432 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : cam.vor |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 30700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 7 controller radar : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 690432 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure 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 : 29400 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 was on a vector to buf. Aircraft #2 was eastbound descending from FL320 to FL240. Aircraft was vectored right to a heading of 295 degrees to stay north of aircraft #2. Vector was insufficient.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZBW CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT APPROX FL300 WHEN TRYING TO VECTOR AN ACFT AROUND ANOTHER WITHOUT SUFFICIENT SPACING.
Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS ON A VECTOR TO BUF. ACFT #2 WAS EBOUND DSNDING FROM FL320 TO FL240. ACFT WAS VECTORED R TO A HDG OF 295 DEGS TO STAY N OF ACFT #2. VECTOR WAS INSUFFICIENT.
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.