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ZNY ARTCC sector 68 controller coordinates with sector 56 for direct routing of a B737. The aircraft turns towards the NAVAID and penetrates sector 55. The sector 56 controller coordinates with sector 55 and discovers that a pointout to sector 55 has not been made. The B737 comes in conflict with an MD88 climbing beneath the B737. The MD88 executes a TCASII maneuver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 412055 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rbv |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17500 msl bound upper : 18500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 flight time total : 205 |
| ASRS Report | 412055 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 412361 |
| 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 aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
The trainee at sector RA 68 (dixie) called me at R56 (jfk) to coordinate aircraft #2 direct to cam. I approved this. Direct cam turned aircraft #2 left and northbound into sector 55 (ard) airspace. Aircraft #2 was climbing to FL240. I intended to climb him above this, so I called sector 55 to get control for climb. As I did this, I used the quick look feature to look at sector 55 traffic and realized that sector 55 was not looking at aircraft #2 and that he had just climbed aircraft #1 out of 17000 ft. I asked sector 55 radar controller if he was aware of aircraft #2 and he immediately told aircraft #1 to maintain 17000 ft. Aircraft #1 had already initiated his climb and had reached 17500 ft when he received an RA to descend and aircraft #2 was shown (mode C) climbing out of FL185. FL180 was not usable due to altimeter being below 29.92 inches.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY ARTCC SECTOR 68 CTLR COORDINATES WITH SECTOR 56 FOR DIRECT ROUTING OF A B737. THE ACFT TURNS TOWARDS THE NAVAID AND PENETRATES SECTOR 55. THE SECTOR 56 CTLR COORDINATES WITH SECTOR 55 AND DISCOVERS THAT A POINTOUT TO SECTOR 55 HAS NOT BEEN MADE. THE B737 COMES IN CONFLICT WITH AN MD88 CLBING BENEATH THE B737. THE MD88 EXECUTES A TCASII MANEUVER.
Narrative: THE TRAINEE AT SECTOR RA 68 (DIXIE) CALLED ME AT R56 (JFK) TO COORDINATE ACFT #2 DIRECT TO CAM. I APPROVED THIS. DIRECT CAM TURNED ACFT #2 L AND NBOUND INTO SECTOR 55 (ARD) AIRSPACE. ACFT #2 WAS CLBING TO FL240. I INTENDED TO CLB HIM ABOVE THIS, SO I CALLED SECTOR 55 TO GET CTL FOR CLB. AS I DID THIS, I USED THE QUICK LOOK FEATURE TO LOOK AT SECTOR 55 TFC AND REALIZED THAT SECTOR 55 WAS NOT LOOKING AT ACFT #2 AND THAT HE HAD JUST CLBED ACFT #1 OUT OF 17000 FT. I ASKED SECTOR 55 RADAR CTLR IF HE WAS AWARE OF ACFT #2 AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ACFT #1 TO MAINTAIN 17000 FT. ACFT #1 HAD ALREADY INITIATED HIS CLB AND HAD REACHED 17500 FT WHEN HE RECEIVED AN RA TO DSND AND ACFT #2 WAS SHOWN (MODE C) CLBING OUT OF FL185. FL180 WAS NOT USABLE DUE TO ALTIMETER BEING BELOW 29.92 INCHES.
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.