ZBW controller described a loss of separation event involving multiple aircraft flight break ups; no...

Attributes
ACN	892322
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZBW.ARTCC
State Reference	NH
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Person 2
Function	Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Altrv (altitude reservation) breakup involving 8 aircraft. Took place in combined sectors with the radar range at 160+ miles. Weather was present in sector 16 with multiple deviations. Workload was extremely high and the breakup got very confusing. More attention could have been given to the altrv; had the sectors been split ahead of time. Recommendation split the sectors when there is plenty of early warning about a multiple ship altrv inbound.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZBW Controller described a loss of separation event involving multiple aircraft flight break ups; noting the sector should have been decombined.

Narrative: ALTRV (Altitude Reservation) breakup involving 8 aircraft. Took place in combined sectors with the RADAR range at 160+ Miles. Weather was present in Sector 16 with multiple deviations. Workload was extremely high and the breakup got very confusing. More attention could have been given to the ALTRV; had the sectors been split ahead of time. Recommendation split the sectors when there is plenty of early warning about a multiple ship ALTRV inbound.

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.

ZBW controller described a loss of separation event involving multiple aircraft flight break ups; noting the sector should have been decombined.