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ZJX controller experienced operational error at FL360 when aircraft was slow to descend and not noted or corrected by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696192 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : szw.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : 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 |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 flight time total : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 696192 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 28800 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft X issued a descent clearance 4 mins prior to incident. Descended only 2000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZJX CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL360 WHEN ACFT WAS SLOW TO DESCEND AND NOT NOTED OR CORRECTED BY ATC.
Narrative: ACFT X ISSUED A DSCNT CLRNC 4 MINS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. DSNDED ONLY 2000 FT.
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.