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ARTCC radar controller climbed an aircraft which resulted in less than standard separation with aircraft he had handed off earlier to another controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 176319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sso airport : tus |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zab |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 176319 |
| 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 other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 19200 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Traffic was heavy (18-19 aircraft). I had many conflict alerts that were not pertinent. I was working two aircraft inbound to tus. I handed off the inbnds to sector 47 (low altitude) and switched them to low. Sector 47 handed off medium large transport X to me and switched the aircraft to me about 2 mins later climbing to FL230. I waited until the aircraft passed the first inbound then climbed medium large transport X to FL270. I could not see the second data block due to data block overlap. There were about 8 aircraft over the same area. When the conflict alert activated we had lost sep already. No warning was given. The data block on the second inbound (large transport Y) could not be moved because the D side had moved it to a slant zero position. To correct. D side personnel should not be allowed to do right side functions. When working aircraft inbound and outbnd, one sector should work both aircraft until they pass. Conflict alert should be updated to be of some help not just to tell on the controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR CLIMBED AN ACFT WHICH RESULTED IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION WITH ACFT HE HAD HANDED OFF EARLIER TO ANOTHER CTLR.
Narrative: TFC WAS HVY (18-19 ACFT). I HAD MANY CONFLICT ALERTS THAT WERE NOT PERTINENT. I WAS WORKING TWO ACFT INBND TO TUS. I HANDED OFF THE INBNDS TO SECTOR 47 (LOW ALT) AND SWITCHED THEM TO LOW. SECTOR 47 HANDED OFF MLG X TO ME AND SWITCHED THE ACFT TO ME ABOUT 2 MINS LATER CLBING TO FL230. I WAITED UNTIL THE ACFT PASSED THE FIRST INBND THEN CLBED MLG X TO FL270. I COULD NOT SEE THE SEC DATA BLOCK DUE TO DATA BLOCK OVERLAP. THERE WERE ABOUT 8 ACFT OVER THE SAME AREA. WHEN THE CONFLICT ALERT ACTIVATED WE HAD LOST SEP ALREADY. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. THE DATA BLOCK ON THE SEC INBND (LGT Y) COULD NOT BE MOVED BECAUSE THE D SIDE HAD MOVED IT TO A SLANT ZERO POS. TO CORRECT. D SIDE PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DO R SIDE FUNCTIONS. WHEN WORKING ACFT INBND AND OUTBND, ONE SECTOR SHOULD WORK BOTH ACFT UNTIL THEY PASS. CONFLICT ALERT SHOULD BE UPDATED TO BE OF SOME HELP NOT JUST TO TELL ON THE CTLR.
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.