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ZID radar controller issues heading and altitude changes to A319 for separation purposes from an MD80, but is unable to maintain separation because of A319 cabin distrs and the flight crew's inability to respond to the clearance in a timely manner.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 609693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hvq.vortac |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position2 : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 609693 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 22800 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Sbound was vectored for traffic. Eastbound vectored for sbound, turned further, but eastbound aircraft failed to reply to initial clrncs. Reissued turns and descent. Pilot replied he was distraction by people in the back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID RADAR CTLR ISSUES HDG AND ALT CHANGES TO A319 FOR SEPARATION PURPOSES FROM AN MD80, BUT IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION BECAUSE OF A319 CABIN DISTRS AND THE FLT CREW'S INABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE CLRNC IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Narrative: SBOUND WAS VECTORED FOR TFC. EBOUND VECTORED FOR SBOUND, TURNED FURTHER, BUT EBOUND ACFT FAILED TO REPLY TO INITIAL CLRNCS. REISSUED TURNS AND DSCNT. PLT REPLIED HE WAS DISTR BY PEOPLE IN THE BACK.
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.