 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
ZID controller experienced operational error at FL350 when climbing an aircraft through occupied altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zid.artcc |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 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 limited radar : 23 controller non radar : 24 controller radar : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 697648 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 697647 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1800 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I cleared air carrier X to FL350; I meant to clear him to FL340; air carrier Y was level at FL350. I shipped him to 78 sector. Sector 78 did not catch air carrier X climbing to wrong altitude. Supplemental information from acn 697647: air carrier X was assigned FL350 by previous controller and FL340 was in data block. Air carrier X checked on frequency; climbing to incorrect altitude. Incorrect altitude was not heard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL350 WHEN CLBING AN ACFT THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT.
Narrative: I CLRED ACR X TO FL350; I MEANT TO CLR HIM TO FL340; ACR Y WAS LEVEL AT FL350. I SHIPPED HIM TO 78 SECTOR. SECTOR 78 DID NOT CATCH ACR X CLBING TO WRONG ALT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 697647: ACR X WAS ASSIGNED FL350 BY PREVIOUS CTLR AND FL340 WAS IN DATA BLOCK. ACR X CHKED ON FREQ; CLBING TO INCORRECT ALT. INCORRECT ALT WAS NOT HEARD.
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.