A departure radar controller climbed an air carrier B737 through the altitude of a B717 resulting in...

Attributes
ACN	689027
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : orl.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 21
ASRS Report	689027
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working the departure west drw position. The session was very busy and complex. Numerous coordination taking place. Several unusual situations that added to the complexity. At one point the supervisor came over and asked me about my comfort level. He told me at some point that he had shut off departures 2-3 times. I was working my standard departure dta's as well as the worm dta traffic that was being sequenced with my micki dta traffic. I was working the worm dta because of V3 traffic. Center had placed a 20 mi in trail restr then took this away; then a 10 mi in trail restr on all departures going out the worms dta. At one point my supervisor was working the cid position and coordination something with me that required me to turn off the quick look feature for arrival so I could see the traffic he was coordinating. I immediately turned the quick look feature back on and kept working. On the last time the cid let the departures start up; I idented air carrier X and climbed him to 16000 ft. This is allowed when we use the paca procedure. (Quick look and climb.) I looked and saw no arrival data tags and because of 2 king airs and other traffic; I needed to get air carrier X up and over the other traffic. Air carrier X reported responding to an RA. I immediately descended him to 8000 ft and issued the traffic at 9000 ft off his left. I then told air carrier X to maintain visual separation with his traffic. Separation was lost with air carrier Y. After the incident I saw that the quick look feature was not activated on my scope although I thought it was. I have no explanation for this; I remember hitting the keys and hitting enter. I can't recall what happened after this; as I was busy. The incident was reported to the supervisors and I was relieved from position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEP RADAR CTLR CLBED AN ACR B737 THROUGH THE ALT OF A B717 RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION. THE B737 RESPONDED TO A TCAS RA FOR TFC AT 9000 FT AND WAS ISSUED A DSCNT BACK TO 8000 FT.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE DEP W DRW POS. THE SESSION WAS VERY BUSY AND COMPLEX. NUMEROUS COORD TAKING PLACE. SEVERAL UNUSUAL SITUATIONS THAT ADDED TO THE COMPLEXITY. AT ONE POINT THE SUPVR CAME OVER AND ASKED ME ABOUT MY COMFORT LEVEL. HE TOLD ME AT SOME POINT THAT HE HAD SHUT OFF DEPS 2-3 TIMES. I WAS WORKING MY STANDARD DEP DTA'S AS WELL AS THE WORM DTA TFC THAT WAS BEING SEQUENCED WITH MY MICKI DTA TFC. I WAS WORKING THE WORM DTA BECAUSE OF V3 TFC. CTR HAD PLACED A 20 MI IN TRAIL RESTR THEN TOOK THIS AWAY; THEN A 10 MI IN TRAIL RESTR ON ALL DEPS GOING OUT THE WORMS DTA. AT ONE POINT MY SUPVR WAS WORKING THE CID POS AND COORD SOMETHING WITH ME THAT REQUIRED ME TO TURN OFF THE QUICK LOOK FEATURE FOR ARR SO I COULD SEE THE TFC HE WAS COORDINATING. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE QUICK LOOK FEATURE BACK ON AND KEPT WORKING. ON THE LAST TIME THE CID LET THE DEPS START UP; I IDENTED ACR X AND CLBED HIM TO 16000 FT. THIS IS ALLOWED WHEN WE USE THE PACA PROC. (QUICK LOOK AND CLB.) I LOOKED AND SAW NO ARR DATA TAGS AND BECAUSE OF 2 KING AIRS AND OTHER TFC; I NEEDED TO GET ACR X UP AND OVER THE OTHER TFC. ACR X RPTED RESPONDING TO AN RA. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED HIM TO 8000 FT AND ISSUED THE TFC AT 9000 FT OFF HIS L. I THEN TOLD ACR X TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION WITH HIS TFC. SEPARATION WAS LOST WITH ACR Y. AFTER THE INCIDENT I SAW THAT THE QUICK LOOK FEATURE WAS NOT ACTIVATED ON MY SCOPE ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT IT WAS. I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS; I REMEMBER HITTING THE KEYS AND HITTING ENTER. I CAN'T RECALL WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THIS; AS I WAS BUSY. THE INCIDENT WAS RPTED TO THE SUPVRS AND I WAS RELIEVED FROM POS.

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.

A departure radar controller climbed an air carrier B737 through the altitude of a B717 resulting in a loss of separation. The B737 responded to a TCAS RA for traffic at 9000 ft and was issued a descent back to 8000 ft.