 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
ZSU controller experienced operational error at FL380 when descending aircraft through occupied altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 687067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sju.vortac |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 38000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zsu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zsu.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 9 controller non radar : 19 controller radar : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 687067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was working a high altitude center sector when I descended the C560 through the altitude of the B738. No radar alarms activated even though the proximity was very close.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZSU CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL380 WHEN DSNDING ACFT THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING A HIGH ALT CTR SECTOR WHEN I DSNDED THE C560 THROUGH THE ALT OF THE B738. NO RADAR ALARMS ACTIVATED EVEN THOUGH THE PROX WAS VERY CLOSE.
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.