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ZMP center controller reports two aircraft were handed off to them on conflicting courses. Reporter stated this is a recurring issue at this particular sector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1435152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 26.0 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The [adjacent] center controller was initiating handoffs on aircraft X and aircraft Y to the adjacent center sector. Both aircraft were eastbound at 33000 feet. The transferring center controller had 'DV8R' in the fourth line of the data block on aircraft X. Aircraft X was just north and parallel to aircraft Y. We noticed that because aircraft X had clearance to deviate right; he was now on a collision course with aircraft Y. The receiving center controller quickly called and told them to descend aircraft X to 31000 feet. If this hadn't been done aircraft X and aircraft Y would have lost separation on the border of our airspace!this has been going on for 25 plus years! That center's controllers; nor the supervisors or the operations managers are held accountable for this atrocious negligence! The supervisors; area managers; quality assurance and so forth are all aware of these situations and still to this day; nothing has been done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP Center Controller reports two aircraft were handed off to them on conflicting courses. Reporter stated this is a recurring issue at this particular sector.
Narrative: The [adjacent] Center controller was initiating handoffs on Aircraft X and Aircraft Y to the adjacent Center sector. Both aircraft were eastbound at 33000 feet. The transferring Center controller had 'DV8R' in the fourth line of the data block on Aircraft X. Aircraft X was just north and parallel to Aircraft Y. We noticed that because Aircraft X had clearance to deviate right; he was now on a collision course with Aircraft Y. The receiving Center Controller quickly called and told them to descend Aircraft X to 31000 feet. If this hadn't been done Aircraft X and Aircraft Y would have lost separation on the border of our airspace!This has been going on for 25 plus years! That Center's controllers; nor the Supervisors or the Operations Managers are held accountable for this atrocious negligence! The Supervisors; Area Managers; Quality Assurance and so forth are all aware of these situations and still to this day; nothing has been done.
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.