Possible less than standard separation between air carrier X and Y. Possible system error.

Attributes
ACN	132986
Time
Date	199001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	132986
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

Air carrier X northbound at 160.00' it appeared air carrier X was turned by ZNY nwbnd. Air carrier Y nwbnd climbing 15000 to 16000', 3 O'clock and 15 mi. Both aircraft were switched to the center. Aircraft appeared to converge to less than 5 before air carrier Y climbed through 17000'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POSSIBLE LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN ACR X AND Y. POSSIBLE SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X NBOUND AT 160.00' IT APPEARED ACR X WAS TURNED BY ZNY NWBND. ACR Y NWBND CLBING 15000 TO 16000', 3 O'CLOCK AND 15 MI. BOTH ACFT WERE SWITCHED TO THE CENTER. ACFT APPEARED TO CONVERGE TO LESS THAN 5 BEFORE ACR Y CLBED THROUGH 17000'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.