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Attributes | |
ACN | 665809 |
Time | |
Date | 200507 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : ekn.vortac |
State Reference | WV |
Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Saab-Scania 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 : 22 flight time total : 100 |
ASRS Report | 665809 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 21000 vertical : 800 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 was level at 14000 ft en route to ric. Aircraft #2 was also at 14000 ft en route to crw. Aircraft #1 was wrong altitude for direction of flight and should have been given a different altitude. Conflict alert idented the problem and alerted the controller. Both aircraft were given altitude changes; but not in time to avoid an error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 14000 FT WHEN ONE ACFT WAS ISSUED AN INCORRECT ALT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT TIMELY.
Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS LEVEL AT 14000 FT ENRTE TO RIC. ACFT #2 WAS ALSO AT 14000 FT ENRTE TO CRW. ACFT #1 WAS WRONG ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A DIFFERENT ALT. CONFLICT ALERT IDENTED THE PROB AND ALERTED THE CTLR. BOTH ACFT WERE GIVEN ALT CHANGES; BUT NOT IN TIME TO AVOID AN ERROR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.