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An air carrier was issued an early descent and conflicted with another air carrier being worked by the adjacent facility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 116193 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : elm |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 116193 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
I judged distance of aircraft en route to roc incorrectly and began descent while still in new york center's airspace. Lost separation with aircraft working with new york center.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR WAS ISSUED AN EARLY DESCENT AND CONFLICTED WITH ANOTHER ACR BEING WORKED BY THE ADJACENT FAC.
Narrative: I JUDGED DISTANCE OF ACFT ENRTE TO ROC INCORRECTLY AND BEGAN DESCENT WHILE STILL IN NEW YORK CENTER'S AIRSPACE. LOST SEPARATION WITH ACFT WORKING WITH NEW YORK CENTER.
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.