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ZJX controller experienced operational error at FL240 during the issuance of an altitude assignment to the wrong aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 684598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zjx.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar controller : military |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 684598 |
| 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 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 |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was working R66 without a d-side and took a handoff on air carrier Z and air carrier X. I had ZTL calling on handoff line about a non-rvsm aircraft. Air carrier X checked in and thought I said air carrier Z climb and maintain FL300. But in fact I said air carrier X and he climbed thru aircraft Y at FL240. I was looking at air carrier Z data tag and thinking about answering ZTL when I said air carrier X instead of air carrier Z. I feel that if I had had a d-side that could of taken the ZTL calls; my attentions would not had been so divided.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZJX CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL240 DURING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ALT ASSIGNMENT TO THE WRONG ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING R66 WITHOUT A D-SIDE AND TOOK A HDOF ON ACR Z AND ACR X. I HAD ZTL CALLING ON HDOF LINE ABOUT A NON-RVSM ACFT. ACR X CHECKED IN AND THOUGHT I SAID ACR Z CLB AND MAINTAIN FL300. BUT IN FACT I SAID ACR X AND HE CLBED THRU ACFT Y AT FL240. I WAS LOOKING AT ACR Z DATA TAG AND THINKING ABOUT ANSWERING ZTL WHEN I SAID ACR X INSTEAD OF ACR Z. I FEEL THAT IF I HAD HAD A D-SIDE THAT COULD OF TAKEN THE ZTL CALLS; MY ATTENTIONS WOULD NOT HAD BEEN SO DIVIDED.
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.