Narrative:

While working the sutro sector; I idented aircraft X off of oakland with an initial climb to 5000 ft for traffic at 10 O'clock position climbing out of 5000 ft. I turned aircraft X about 2 mi off the departure end of runway 29 to a 270 degree heading noting that he was not above traffic at 10 O'clock position and 3500 ft on a photo mission. I also had traffic at his 11 O'clock position at 11000 ft inbound sfo wanting a north downwind with an early descent. I was not aware of the richmond traffic that also departed runway 28 sfo. I climbed aircraft X to 10000 ft waiting for the sbound turn to go behind the sfo north downwind aircraft. Still unaware of the runway 28 straight out not displayed yellow on my screen. When I checked the area I was going to turn aircraft X south; I saw the B747 traffic that departed runway 28 sfo a few hundred ft above aircraft X nwbound. I issued aircraft X 7000 ft at that time; then turned the aircraft northbound. All position were busy with a heavy load. The procedure for a runway 28 straight out is to have him displayed yellow with a verbal acknowledgement when airborne. Was busy; I don't recall the verbal. The aircraft is also supposed to depart within 2 mins of scan according to SOP's between the TRACON and sfo tower. This rarely happens but should more often. The coordinating position also makes a verbal to the sutro controller that a straight runway 28 was scanned. Another reminder that may have prevented the error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NCT TRACON CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 7000 WHEN INTERNAL PROCS FOR DISPLAYING SFO RWY 28 DEPS WAS NOT FOLLOWED AND SEPARATION WAS LOST.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE SUTRO SECTOR; I IDENTED ACFT X OFF OF OAKLAND WITH AN INITIAL CLB TO 5000 FT FOR TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK POS CLBING OUT OF 5000 FT. I TURNED ACFT X ABOUT 2 MI OFF THE DEP END OF RWY 29 TO A 270 DEG HDG NOTING THAT HE WAS NOT ABOVE TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK POS AND 3500 FT ON A PHOTO MISSION. I ALSO HAD TFC AT HIS 11 O'CLOCK POS AT 11000 FT INBOUND SFO WANTING A N DOWNWIND WITH AN EARLY DSCNT. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RICHMOND TFC THAT ALSO DEPARTED RWY 28 SFO. I CLBED ACFT X TO 10000 FT WAITING FOR THE SBOUND TURN TO GO BEHIND THE SFO N DOWNWIND ACFT. STILL UNAWARE OF THE RWY 28 STRAIGHT OUT NOT DISPLAYED YELLOW ON MY SCREEN. WHEN I CHKED THE AREA I WAS GOING TO TURN ACFT X S; I SAW THE B747 TFC THAT DEPARTED RWY 28 SFO A FEW HUNDRED FT ABOVE ACFT X NWBOUND. I ISSUED ACFT X 7000 FT AT THAT TIME; THEN TURNED THE ACFT NBOUND. ALL POS WERE BUSY WITH A HVY LOAD. THE PROC FOR A RWY 28 STRAIGHT OUT IS TO HAVE HIM DISPLAYED YELLOW WITH A VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WHEN AIRBORNE. WAS BUSY; I DON'T RECALL THE VERBAL. THE ACFT IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO DEPART WITHIN 2 MINS OF SCAN ACCORDING TO SOP'S BTWN THE TRACON AND SFO TWR. THIS RARELY HAPPENS BUT SHOULD MORE OFTEN. THE COORDINATING POS ALSO MAKES A VERBAL TO THE SUTRO CTLR THAT A STRAIGHT RWY 28 WAS SCANNED. ANOTHER REMINDER THAT MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE ERROR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.