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ZDV ARTCC radar controller climbs a B737 through an occupied altitude resulting in a loss of separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gll.vortac |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 17 controller non radar : 18 controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 548822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 13560 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
B738 was en route at FL250. B737 Q/a departed den. I took the handoff climbing to FL230 and climbed the aircraft to FL260. Separation was lost.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDV ARTCC RADAR CTLR CLBS A B737 THROUGH AN OCCUPIED ALT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION.
Narrative: B738 WAS ENRTE AT FL250. B737 Q/A DEPARTED DEN. I TOOK THE HDOF CLBING TO FL230 AND CLBED THE ACFT TO FL260. SEPARATION WAS LOST.
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.