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ARTCC radar controller cleared an medium large transport through another controller's sector without approval. Operational deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 194854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ocn |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla tower : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 20 controller radar : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 194854 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 42000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
While working as radar controller at sector 22 (R22), sector 21 (R21) pointed out medium large transport X requesting direct tij. I said unable, but the R21 controller allowed medium large transport X to go through sector 22's airspace, an operational deviation. R21 later asked again if medium large transport X could go direct tij. I referenced small transport Y, and specified it was a known high performance aircraft. R21 turned medium large transport X to be head-on with small transport Y, and I had to have small transport Y level at FL210 to avoid an operational error. R21's failure to ensure separation between aircraft constituted another operational deviation. At the time of the second request for medium large transport X to go direct tij, small transport Y was at 15000 ft, climbing to FL230. Medium large transport X was at +/- FL180, climbing to FL330. R21 was 'betting on the come' by not ensuring separation. He failed to recognize the performance characteristics difference between aircraft, as he later stated in amazement that medium large transport X was 3000 ft above the small transport Y, when he made the second pointout. R21 was a new fpl. The reduced time of training to fpl status is too short to provide them with enough experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR CLRED AN MLG THROUGH ANOTHER CTLR'S SECTOR WITHOUT APPROVAL. OPDEV.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING AS RADAR CTLR AT SECTOR 22 (R22), SECTOR 21 (R21) POINTED OUT MLG X REQUESTING DIRECT TIJ. I SAID UNABLE, BUT THE R21 CTLR ALLOWED MLG X TO GO THROUGH SECTOR 22'S AIRSPACE, AN OPDEV. R21 LATER ASKED AGAIN IF MLG X COULD GO DIRECT TIJ. I REFED SMT Y, AND SPECIFIED IT WAS A KNOWN HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT. R21 TURNED MLG X TO BE HEAD-ON WITH SMT Y, AND I HAD TO HAVE SMT Y LEVEL AT FL210 TO AVOID AN OPERROR. R21'S FAILURE TO ENSURE SEPARATION BTWN ACFT CONSTITUTED ANOTHER OPDEV. AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND REQUEST FOR MLG X TO GO DIRECT TIJ, SMT Y WAS AT 15000 FT, CLBING TO FL230. MLG X WAS AT +/- FL180, CLBING TO FL330. R21 WAS 'BETTING ON THE COME' BY NOT ENSURING SEPARATION. HE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS DIFFERENCE BTWN ACFT, AS HE LATER STATED IN AMAZEMENT THAT MLG X WAS 3000 FT ABOVE THE SMT Y, WHEN HE MADE THE SECOND POINTOUT. R21 WAS A NEW FPL. THE REDUCED TIME OF TRAINING TO FPL STATUS IS TOO SHORT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ENOUGH EXPERIENCE.
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.