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ZOB controller experienced operational error at FL320 when climbing airbus conflicted with en route traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 719893 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : jhw.vor |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 719893 |
| 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 aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 27600 vertical : 900 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Climb rate of heavy airbus was inconsistent. Once climb rate dropped; aircraft came into conflict with en route traffic. Also pilot of airbus traffic made early turn on jet route from prescribed routing. Aircraft in conflict had RA which advised to descend; which second aircraft did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOB CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL320 WHEN CLBING AIRBUS CONFLICTED WITH ENRTE TFC.
Narrative: CLB RATE OF HVY AIRBUS WAS INCONSISTENT. ONCE CLB RATE DROPPED; ACFT CAME INTO CONFLICT WITH ENRTE TFC. ALSO PLT OF AIRBUS TFC MADE EARLY TURN ON JET RTE FROM PRESCRIBED ROUTING. ACFT IN CONFLICT HAD RA WHICH ADVISED TO DSND; WHICH SECOND ACFT DID.
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.