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ZME controller experienced conflict approaching FL180 during sector saturation and WX impacts between 2 crj's.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 621430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 22 controller supervisory : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 21 |
| ASRS Report | 621430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
At the time of the incident, sector was overwhelmed with traffic. Aircraft were being routed into the sector by several sectors and rtes were impacted by WX. Too many aircraft were routed into a sector at one time that needed to be put nose-to-tail for mem approach. Surrounding sectors should have spread aircraft out to provide help for this arrival sector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZME CTLR EXPERIENCED CONFLICT APCHING FL180 DURING SECTOR SATURATION AND WX IMPACTS BTWN 2 CRJ'S.
Narrative: AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, SECTOR WAS OVERWHELMED WITH TFC. ACFT WERE BEING ROUTED INTO THE SECTOR BY SEVERAL SECTORS AND RTES WERE IMPACTED BY WX. TOO MANY ACFT WERE ROUTED INTO A SECTOR AT ONE TIME THAT NEEDED TO BE PUT NOSE-TO-TAIL FOR MEM APCH. SURROUNDING SECTORS SHOULD HAVE SPREAD ACFT OUT TO PROVIDE HELP FOR THIS ARR SECTOR.
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.