A319 air carrier receives RA while under control of ZJX radar controller.

Attributes
ACN	552430
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : tay.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	552430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 22800 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working R78 (lake city radar sector at ZJX) by myself. There was a large area of WX covering the western half of my sector requiring aircraft to deviate from their rtes of flight. While tending to a large amount of strips that had been accumulating on the sector, air carrier X asked if I had traffic in his 12 O'clock position. I replied affirmative and issued a vector to avoid traffic. Air carrier X said he was responding to an RA. I asked which way he was going and then vectored air carrier Y to maintain separation. Contributing factors are: 1) I had no d-side. 2) the a-side had not delivered strips in quite a while and when he did, I had a 'pile' to contend with. While trying to catch these up, I was distraction from my radar duties contributing to this event. Solutions: 1) more d-side help and staffing. 2) no strips to distract the radar person.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 ACR RECEIVES RA WHILE UNDER CTL OF ZJX RADAR CTLR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING R78 (LAKE CITY RADAR SECTOR AT ZJX) BY MYSELF. THERE WAS A LARGE AREA OF WX COVERING THE WESTERN HALF OF MY SECTOR REQUIRING ACFT TO DEVIATE FROM THEIR RTES OF FLT. WHILE TENDING TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF STRIPS THAT HAD BEEN ACCUMULATING ON THE SECTOR, ACR X ASKED IF I HAD TFC IN HIS 12 O'CLOCK POS. I REPLIED AFFIRMATIVE AND ISSUED A VECTOR TO AVOID TFC. ACR X SAID HE WAS RESPONDING TO AN RA. I ASKED WHICH WAY HE WAS GOING AND THEN VECTORED ACR Y TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE: 1) I HAD NO D-SIDE. 2) THE A-SIDE HAD NOT DELIVERED STRIPS IN QUITE A WHILE AND WHEN HE DID, I HAD A 'PILE' TO CONTEND WITH. WHILE TRYING TO CATCH THESE UP, I WAS DISTR FROM MY RADAR DUTIES CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EVENT. SOLUTIONS: 1) MORE D-SIDE HELP AND STAFFING. 2) NO STRIPS TO DISTRACT THE RADAR PERSON.

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.