Narrative:

Opened east departure radar. Airspace goes from 40-50 mi east and south of clt. Radar site was maiden by maintenance and I did not realize it. Aircraft need to be 5 mi laterally. I was using 3.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLT CTLR DESCRIBED EVENT WHEN 5 MILES LATERAL SEPARATION WAS REQUIRED; BUT 3 MILES WAS UTILIZED.

Narrative: OPENED E DEP RADAR. AIRSPACE GOES FROM 40-50 MI E AND S OF CLT. RADAR SITE WAS MAIDEN BY MAINT AND I DID NOT REALIZE IT. ACFT NEED TO BE 5 MI LATERALLY. I WAS USING 3.

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.