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ZBW radar associate handoff controller was assigned the position during a developing traffic conflict, observing the event as he was coordinating with ZDC on another traffic issue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hto.vortac |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| 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 | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17.5 |
| ASRS Report | 601157 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was put into hto radar associate position approximately 1 min prior to error. I was on landline coordinating other aircraft information with ZDC when event took place. When I hung up the line, I glanced at the radar scope and the 2 aircraft were in conflict alert. The radar associate controller at sardi (32) said they received an altitude report from B737. DC10 was on the frequency of the sector I was the radar associate at. I found out the next day it was an error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZBW RADAR ASSOCIATE HDOF CTLR WAS ASSIGNED THE POS DURING A DEVELOPING TFC CONFLICT, OBSERVING THE EVENT AS HE WAS COORDINATING WITH ZDC ON ANOTHER TFC ISSUE.
Narrative: I WAS PUT INTO HTO RADAR ASSOCIATE POS APPROX 1 MIN PRIOR TO ERROR. I WAS ON LANDLINE COORDINATING OTHER ACFT INFO WITH ZDC WHEN EVENT TOOK PLACE. WHEN I HUNG UP THE LINE, I GLANCED AT THE RADAR SCOPE AND THE 2 ACFT WERE IN CONFLICT ALERT. THE RADAR ASSOCIATE CTLR AT SARDI (32) SAID THEY RECEIVED AN ALT RPT FROM B737. DC10 WAS ON THE FREQ OF THE SECTOR I WAS THE RADAR ASSOCIATE AT. I FOUND OUT THE NEXT DAY IT WAS AN ERROR.
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.