Military fgt's had less than standard separation from aircraft Y. System error.

Attributes
ACN	203338
Time
Date	199202
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar instruction : trainee
Qualification	controller : developmental
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 3
ASRS Report	203338
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar instruction : instructor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10200 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Kalamazoo ATCT radar was OTS. Flight of military fgt's departed into the lateral limits but stopped at 6000 ft in my airspace. Azo ATCT owns 6000 ft and below, adjoining sector (kelog) own 7000 ft and 8000 ft in lateral limits of azo ATCT, and sparta (my) sector owns 9000 ft and above. Azo ATCT appreqs departure on fgt's and they are cleared to 6000 ft and assigned a 340 degree heading and azo ATCT was told to transfer communications to kelog sector. Aircraft are assigned the altitude and headings but are switched to the sparta sector. Upon seeing the beacon target, the aircraft reported on at 6000 ft (the top altitude owned by azo ATCT) on a 340 heading. I climbed the aircraft to 10000 ft and cleared it on course. The requested altitude was 16000 ft, but I stopped him for crossing 11000 ft traffic. With the aircraft mode C reporting 8500 ft the conflict alert was activated with crossing 8000 ft traffic at 12 O'clock and 1.5 mi. I issued traffic and climbing traffic reported out of 9000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL FGT'S HAD LTSS FROM ACFT Y. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: KALAMAZOO ATCT RADAR WAS OTS. FLT OF MIL FGT'S DEPARTED INTO THE LATERAL LIMITS BUT STOPPED AT 6000 FT IN MY AIRSPACE. AZO ATCT OWNS 6000 FT AND BELOW, ADJOINING SECTOR (KELOG) OWN 7000 FT AND 8000 FT IN LATERAL LIMITS OF AZO ATCT, AND SPARTA (MY) SECTOR OWNS 9000 FT AND ABOVE. AZO ATCT APPREQS DEP ON FGT'S AND THEY ARE CLRED TO 6000 FT AND ASSIGNED A 340 DEG HDG AND AZO ATCT WAS TOLD TO TRANSFER COMS TO KELOG SECTOR. ACFT ARE ASSIGNED THE ALT AND HDGS BUT ARE SWITCHED TO THE SPARTA SECTOR. UPON SEEING THE BEACON TARGET, THE ACFT RPTED ON AT 6000 FT (THE TOP ALT OWNED BY AZO ATCT) ON A 340 HDG. I CLBED THE ACFT TO 10000 FT AND CLRED IT ON COURSE. THE REQUESTED ALT WAS 16000 FT, BUT I STOPPED HIM FOR XING 11000 FT TFC. WITH THE ACFT MODE C RPTING 8500 FT THE CONFLICT ALERT WAS ACTIVATED WITH XING 8000 FT TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 1.5 MI. I ISSUED TFC AND CLBING TFC RPTED OUT OF 9000 FT.

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.