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ZDC ARTCC radar controller xferred traffic to adjacent sector with an authority/authorized control for descent procedure then climbs a carj to FL280 and the other sector descends the aircraft handed off to FL280.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628277 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fak.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 628277 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar/mode c |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 22200 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was working a sector with a procedure where the next sector has control for descent on contact in the northeast corner. I had the B737 on a vector for spacing to phl and cleared back direct to ott and xferred communications to the next sector. I had climbed the regional jet to FL280. The next sector descended the B737 to FL280 while still less than 5 mi from crj. In my opinion, this 'control for descent' is a poor procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC ARTCC RADAR CTLR XFERRED TFC TO ADJACENT SECTOR WITH AN AUTH CTL FOR DSCNT PROC THEN CLBS A CARJ TO FL280 AND THE OTHER SECTOR DSNDS THE ACFT HANDED OFF TO FL280.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING A SECTOR WITH A PROC WHERE THE NEXT SECTOR HAS CTL FOR DSCNT ON CONTACT IN THE NE CORNER. I HAD THE B737 ON A VECTOR FOR SPACING TO PHL AND CLRED BACK DIRECT TO OTT AND XFERRED COMS TO THE NEXT SECTOR. I HAD CLBED THE REGIONAL JET TO FL280. THE NEXT SECTOR DSNDED THE B737 TO FL280 WHILE STILL LESS THAN 5 MI FROM CRJ. IN MY OPINION, THIS 'CTL FOR DSCNT' IS A POOR PROC.
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.