Enroute controller described a conflict alert event involving a flight of military aircraft being tr...

Narrative:

Canada (drummond sector) called with a non-automated hand off on a flight of 3/F15's on a vector. I asked for the equipment qualifier and the drummond controller said 'tango uniform;' which is not a qualifier. When I questioned him; he said it might be different from canada to the us. I accepted radar contact; started a track on the 3 F15s. I told the radar controller to verify the equipment qualifier. An F15 said he was 'slant india'. I entered the code into the flight plan. A few minutes later the F15s and a B737 were flashing conflict alert about 30 miles apart. The radar controller and myself both evaluated it. We spoke about the flashing. I stated that it may be from three in the flight. The radar controller issued traffic. I don't recall a coral box that indicated non-rvsm. Recommendation; I recommend that the same equipment qualifiers be used between canada and the us. I also believe that it would be helpful if the drummond controller would have coordinated a non-rvsm aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Enroute Controller described a Conflict Alert event involving a flight of military aircraft being transfered from the Canadian ATC system to the US; noting the confused 'qualifier' (slant) designators between the two ATC systems should be corrected.

Narrative: Canada (Drummond Sector) called with a non-automated hand off on a flight of 3/F15's on a vector. I asked for the equipment qualifier and the Drummond Controller said 'Tango Uniform;' which is not a qualifier. When I questioned him; he said it might be different from Canada to the US. I accepted RADAR contact; started a track on the 3 F15s. I told the RADAR Controller to verify the equipment qualifier. An F15 said he was 'Slant India'. I entered the code into the flight plan. A few minutes later the F15s and a B737 were flashing Conflict Alert about 30 miles apart. The RADAR Controller and myself both evaluated it. We spoke about the flashing. I stated that it may be from three in the flight. The RADAR Controller issued traffic. I don't recall a coral box that indicated Non-RVSM. Recommendation; I recommend that the same equipment qualifiers be used between Canada and the US. I also believe that it would be helpful if the Drummond Controller would have coordinated a Non-RVSM aircraft.

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.

Attributes
ACN	948027
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZBW.ARTCC
State Reference	NH
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Eagle (F-15)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 129
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Enroute controller described a conflict alert event involving a flight of military aircraft being transfered from the canadian ATC system to the us; noting the confused 'qualifier' (slant) designators between the two ATC systems should be corrected.