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ZMP center controller reported an unsafe situation where two aircraft were on a collision course. Denver center sector 9 was involved; the ZMP controller noticed the two aircraft and had the flm call ZDV sector 9 to fix the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1365788 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X and aircraft Y were on collision courses at the same altitude! Our supervisor had to call the ZDV supervisor to tell them to tell the controller to separate the two aircraft so there wouldn't be a midair within 30 seconds of crossing the ZMP boundary! The conflict alert went off in ZDV airspace and then they finally descended aircraft X to FL350. We had westbound traffic at FL360 they needed to miss.apparently filling out numerous reports and having our supervisors and area managers talk to the ZDV facility are not working. Something needs to be done to stop this daily routine!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP Center Controller reported an unsafe situation where two aircraft were on a collision course. Denver Center Sector 9 was involved; the ZMP Controller noticed the two aircraft and had the FLM call ZDV Sector 9 to fix the problem.
Narrative: Aircraft X AND Aircraft Y were on collision courses at the same altitude! Our supervisor had to call the ZDV supervisor to tell them to tell the controller to separate the two aircraft so there wouldn't be a midair within 30 seconds of crossing the ZMP boundary! The conflict alert went off in ZDV airspace and then they finally descended Aircraft X to FL350. We had westbound traffic at FL360 they needed to miss.Apparently filling out numerous reports and having our supervisors and Area managers talk to the ZDV facility are not working. Something needs to be done to stop this daily routine!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.