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ZBW controller experienced a terrain separation event shortly after reliving another controller; the reporter indicating an incomplete traffic briefing may have occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 877376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZBW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NH |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
I was asked to relieve a controller. The controller had two aircraft cleared out of pqi airport; one aircraft indicating eight thousand; the other aircraft indicating seven thousand. I was told the aircraft at seven thousand was direct bgr. When the target on air carrier X auto acquired; he was west of the position I was told he was. I immediately climbed the aircraft to 160 from the assigned altitude of seven thousand; the MEA was seven thousand five hundred. The other aircraft was also radar identified and both aircraft were cleared on course respective of altitude. Recommendation; make sure the relief briefing is complete and accurate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZBW controller experienced a terrain separation event shortly after reliving another controller; the reporter indicating an incomplete traffic briefing may have occurred.
Narrative: I was asked to relieve a controller. The controller had two aircraft cleared out of PQI airport; one aircraft indicating eight thousand; the other aircraft indicating seven thousand. I was told the aircraft at seven thousand was direct BGR. When the target on Air Carrier X auto acquired; he was west of the position I was told he was. I immediately climbed the aircraft to 160 from the assigned altitude of seven thousand; the MEA was seven thousand five hundred. The other aircraft was also RADAR identified and both aircraft were cleared on course respective of altitude. Recommendation; make sure the relief briefing is complete and accurate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.