Narrative:

Busy and distraction by uret. Air carrier X swbound at FL320. Air carrier Y at FL330 nebound and opposite direction to air carrier X. Descent with crossing restr given to air carrier Y. Approximately 2 mins later; I noticed the FL240 as an assigned altitude in air carrier Y's data block. I was surprised that I had given this assignment and lacking a flight strip for verification; instructed air carrier Y to maintain FL330 when the 2 were less than 10 mi apart. Was only the grace of god that air carrier Y did not leave FL330. I was shaken by this and attribute most of my inattention to the very distracting demands of the uret.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR DESCRIBED CONFLICT AT FL320 WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC; ALLEGING URET DISTRS CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT.

Narrative: BUSY AND DISTR BY URET. ACR X SWBOUND AT FL320. ACR Y AT FL330 NEBOUND AND OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO ACR X. DSCNT WITH XING RESTR GIVEN TO ACR Y. APPROX 2 MINS LATER; I NOTICED THE FL240 AS AN ASSIGNED ALT IN ACR Y'S DATA BLOCK. I WAS SURPRISED THAT I HAD GIVEN THIS ASSIGNMENT AND LACKING A FLT STRIP FOR VERIFICATION; INSTRUCTED ACR Y TO MAINTAIN FL330 WHEN THE 2 WERE LESS THAN 10 MI APART. WAS ONLY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT ACR Y DID NOT LEAVE FL330. I WAS SHAKEN BY THIS AND ATTRIBUTE MOST OF MY INATTENTION TO THE VERY DISTRACTING DEMANDS OF THE URET.

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.