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ARTCC controller climbed widebody transport aircraft through altitude of unknown raffic with less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 98498 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198811 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ptw airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 98498 |
| 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 | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 24000 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Widebody transport X in my control departed phl and was climbing to 13000'. I observed limited data at 14000' moving southwest. In my judgement I climbed widebody transport X (proceeding northwest) to 17000' which resulted in a loss of sep on the back side on convergence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR CLIMBED WDB ACFT THROUGH ALT OF UNKNOWN RAFFIC WITH LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: WDB X IN MY CONTROL DEPARTED PHL AND WAS CLBING TO 13000'. I OBSERVED LIMITED DATA AT 14000' MOVING SW. IN MY JUDGEMENT I CLBED WDB X (PROCEEDING NW) TO 17000' WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF SEP ON THE BACK SIDE ON CONVERGENCE.
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.