Less than standard separation between air carrier and military aircraft. Operational error.

Attributes
ACN	96178
Time
Date	198810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sea
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : v44
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 12 controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	96178
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working air carrier X and military Y. Y was flying direct to nhk from west 107. X was on camrn 1 arrival to jfk. Y passed 2.5 south of and 500' below air carrier X, when 5 mi was required and 1000'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN ACR AND MIL ACFT. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING ACR X AND MIL Y. Y WAS FLYING DIRECT TO NHK FROM W 107. X WAS ON CAMRN 1 ARR TO JFK. Y PASSED 2.5 S OF AND 500' BELOW ACR X, WHEN 5 MI WAS REQUIRED AND 1000'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.