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ZMP controller reported that denver center gave him two aircraft with the second one being faster. Receiving controller had to turn aircraft 20 degrees left to avoid operational error; but did so inside denver's airspace without coordination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1431587 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| 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 (mon) 6 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types |
Narrative:
I was working ZMP sector 42. Denver center sector 09 handed off aircraft X and aircraft Y to me at the same altitude on converging courses. The back aircraft was over 30 knots faster than the front aircraft. I had to turn the back aircraft twenty degrees to the left inside of denver center's airspace in order to prevent the loss of separation which would have occurred less than 10 miles within my boundary. I received no call from denver center that they were going to fix the issue prior to shipping the aircraft to me. I believe if I had not turned the back aircraft we would have had a loss of separation. Denver center should have had this fixed before they entered my airspace.we get a lot of this from denver center. This was the first of 2 incidents that happened in the same day where they hand us unsafe situations. Denver center need to ensure separation of the aircraft they send to the next sector. This is nearly a daily occurrence with denver center.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP Controller reported that Denver Center gave him two aircraft with the second one being faster. Receiving Controller had to turn aircraft 20 degrees left to avoid operational error; but did so inside Denver's airspace without coordination.
Narrative: I was working ZMP Sector 42. Denver Center Sector 09 handed off aircraft X and aircraft Y to me at the same altitude on converging courses. The back aircraft was over 30 knots faster than the front aircraft. I had to turn the back aircraft twenty degrees to the left inside of Denver Center's airspace in order to prevent the loss of separation which would have occurred less than 10 miles within my boundary. I received no call from Denver Center that they were going to fix the issue prior to shipping the aircraft to me. I believe if I had not turned the back aircraft we would have had a loss of separation. Denver Center should have had this fixed before they entered my airspace.We get a lot of this from Denver Center. This was the first of 2 incidents that happened in the same day where they hand us unsafe situations. Denver Center need to ensure separation of the aircraft they send to the next sector. This is nearly a daily occurrence with Denver Center.
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.