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Controller failed to follow SOP air carrier X had less than standard separation with air carrier Y. System error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 203043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sav |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 203043 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 19200 vertical : 900 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Air carrier X (climbing out of 330 to 370) slow climbing air carrier X was being vectored for climb with parallel traffic - no prior coordination was made. Handoff near boundary - my traffic was FL310 plus a string of FL350 which I was funneling into an east coast preferred route. Warning area hot on opposite side of air carrier X - air carrier Y was told to expedite on contact - first FL350 was descended as soon as FL350 traffic was clear - just ran out of airspace - climbing air carrier X was climbed against SOP between adjustment sectors this SOP was designed to eliminate this type of situation because there is no airspace to maneuver.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR FAILED TO FOLLOW SOP ACR X HAD LTSS WITH ACR Y. SYS ERROR.
Narrative: ACR X (CLBING OUT OF 330 TO 370) SLOW CLBING ACR X WAS BEING VECTORED FOR CLB WITH PARALLEL TFC - NO PRIOR COORD WAS MADE. HDOF NEAR BOUNDARY - MY TFC WAS FL310 PLUS A STRING OF FL350 WHICH I WAS FUNNELING INTO AN E COAST PREFERRED RTE. WARNING AREA HOT ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF ACR X - ACR Y WAS TOLD TO EXPEDITE ON CONTACT - FIRST FL350 WAS DSNDED AS SOON AS FL350 TFC WAS CLR - JUST RAN OUT OF AIRSPACE - CLBING ACR X WAS CLBED AGAINST SOP BTWN ADJUSTMENT SECTORS THIS SOP WAS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION BECAUSE THERE IS NO AIRSPACE TO MANEUVER.
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.