Operational deviation between 2 aircraft at same altitude.

Attributes
ACN	292389
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tbe
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : lnk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	292389
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 30000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from slc to msu given radar vector to fly 100 degree heading until receiving tobe VOR then proceed direct. ZDV gave us this vector over eastern utah, we flew 100 degree heading until we started to receive tobe VOR (100 NM west of tobe) then we turned to 130 degree heading to track inbound to tobe. As soon as we completed the turn to 130 degrees TCASII showed a conflict aircraft at FL330 and 15 NM. ZDV then gave us an immediate turn to heading 090 degrees and a descent clearance to the other traffic to FL280. We questioned ZDV on what had happened and their reply was that they forgot we had been given a 'heading until receiving' clearance. I do not know why the other aircraft, which was wbound, was at FL330. Obviously, wrong direction altitude clrncs required close monitoring by ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPDEV BTWN 2 ACFT AT SAME ALT.

Narrative: FLT FROM SLC TO MSU GIVEN RADAR VECTOR TO FLY 100 DEG HDG UNTIL RECEIVING TOBE VOR THEN PROCEED DIRECT. ZDV GAVE US THIS VECTOR OVER EASTERN UTAH, WE FLEW 100 DEG HDG UNTIL WE STARTED TO RECEIVE TOBE VOR (100 NM W OF TOBE) THEN WE TURNED TO 130 DEG HDG TO TRACK INBOUND TO TOBE. AS SOON AS WE COMPLETED THE TURN TO 130 DEGS TCASII SHOWED A CONFLICT ACFT AT FL330 AND 15 NM. ZDV THEN GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO HDG 090 DEGS AND A DSCNT CLRNC TO THE OTHER TFC TO FL280. WE QUESTIONED ZDV ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THEY FORGOT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN A 'HDG UNTIL RECEIVING' CLRNC. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE OTHER ACFT, WHICH WAS WBOUND, WAS AT FL330. OBVIOUSLY, WRONG DIRECTION ALT CLRNCS REQUIRED CLOSE MONITORING BY ATC.

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.