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ZDC ARTCC radar controller descending traffic on J121 into phl had conflicting traffic on J121 level at FL350.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 639178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : iso.vortac |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 36300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : j121.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 639178 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar mode c other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 1300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 was descending into phl via J121. Aircraft #2 sbound on J121 at FL350. Aircraft #1 vectored to avoid aircraft #2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC ARTCC RADAR CTLR DSNDING TFC ON J121 INTO PHL HAD CONFLICTING TFC ON J121 LEVEL AT FL350.
Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS DSNDING INTO PHL VIA J121. ACFT #2 SBOUND ON J121 AT FL350. ACFT #1 VECTORED TO AVOID ACFT #2.
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.