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ZDC controller experienced operational error at FL220 when agreeing to shortcut aircraft route to accommodate another controller's request.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633819 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : vills |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| 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 | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 18 controller time certified in position1 : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 633819 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 21000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
R59 controller asked that I shortcut air carrier X direct brigs intersection to help the controller with traffic. This put the aircraft in conflict with slow climbing new york departures, sbound. Asked R59 controller to descend air carrier X to help alleviate conflict with slow climbing departures. This resulted in loss of separation with jet opposite direction of his left.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL220 WHEN AGREEING TO SHORTCUT ACFT RTE TO ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER CTLR'S REQUEST.
Narrative: R59 CTLR ASKED THAT I SHORTCUT ACR X DIRECT BRIGS INTXN TO HELP THE CTLR WITH TFC. THIS PUT THE ACFT IN CONFLICT WITH SLOW CLBING NEW YORK DEPS, SBOUND. ASKED R59 CTLR TO DSND ACR X TO HELP ALLEVIATE CONFLICT WITH SLOW CLBING DEPS. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH JET OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF HIS L.
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.