Less than standard separation between military-bmb and air carrier aircraft. Operational error.

Attributes
ACN	82193
Time
Date	198802
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tbc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab artcc : zid
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	82193
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 21000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Military bmb X exited IR276 requesting FL330. X was cleared to FL290. Air carrier Y was at FL350, and requested FL310 due to turbulence. Air carrier Y was cleared to FL310. Upon manual handoff to ZAB, bmb X was cleared to FL330, and transfer of communications was accomplished. When the C/a was activated, air carrier Y was turned, however sep was still lost. There were 7 sectors combined at sector 24. I was working 4 different frequencys and 7 different transmitters. There were 8-10 aircraft and many reports of moderate chop, turbulence and mtn wave.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN MIL-BMB AND ACR ACFT. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: MIL BMB X EXITED IR276 REQUESTING FL330. X WAS CLRED TO FL290. ACR Y WAS AT FL350, AND REQUESTED FL310 DUE TO TURB. ACR Y WAS CLRED TO FL310. UPON MANUAL HDOF TO ZAB, BMB X WAS CLRED TO FL330, AND TRANSFER OF COMS WAS ACCOMPLISHED. WHEN THE C/A WAS ACTIVATED, ACR Y WAS TURNED, HOWEVER SEP WAS STILL LOST. THERE WERE 7 SECTORS COMBINED AT SECTOR 24. I WAS WORKING 4 DIFFERENT FREQS AND 7 DIFFERENT XMITTERS. THERE WERE 8-10 ACFT AND MANY RPTS OF MODERATE CHOP, TURB AND MTN WAVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.