Narrative:

Controller at ZNY called for higher altitude on air carrier X climbing out of jfk. Controller #2 approved FL310. Air carrier X checked on climbing to FL320. Controller #2 missed readback. Air carrier X lost sep with air carrier Y (opp direction at FL330). Pilot of air carrier X was foreign, hard to understand.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION FROM ACR Y. SYSTEM ERROR. ACR X FLT CREW CLIMBED TO WRONG ALT. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: CTLR AT ZNY CALLED FOR HIGHER ALT ON ACR X CLBING OUT OF JFK. CTLR #2 APPROVED FL310. ACR X CHKED ON CLBING TO FL320. CTLR #2 MISSED READBACK. ACR X LOST SEP WITH ACR Y (OPP DIRECTION AT FL330). PLT OF ACR X WAS FOREIGN, HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

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.