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OJT in progress at TRACON, medium large transport and light transport off adjacent airports had less than standard separation due to poor strip marking, poor rdos and poor planning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 83964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198803 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 83964 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was monitoring a trnee working the departure control position in the newark sector. Medium large transport X departed newark and was issued a 330 degree heading and to climb and maintain 10000'. At about the same time light transport Y departed teb and was issued a 270 degree heading and to maintain 1500'. Once the light transport Y was clear of the newark final the trnee instructed light transport Y to maintain 8000'. A controller at the liberty sector called over on the landline and questioned the routing of medium large transport X. The trnee noticed that the strip was marked wrong by the flight data position and told the liberty controller that he would take care of it. The trnee instructed medium large transport X to maintain 7000' at this time I noticed medium large transport X mode C to readout 7300' and climbing. I told medium large transport X to disregard and to climb and maintain 8000'. At this time light transport Y wbound was leveling off at 8000'. I instructed light transport Y to turn right to a heading of 350 degrees and to maintain 10000'. Due to poor radios in the newark sector, light transport Y had questions about his instructions which made me issue the control instructions once again. My suggestion as to prevent this from happening again is for flight data to ensure the proper strip marking for the route of flight, better frequencys to work with and to staff a handoff position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OJT IN PROGRESS AT TRACON, MLG AND LTT OFF ADJACENT ARPTS HAD LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION DUE TO POOR STRIP MARKING, POOR RDOS AND POOR PLANNING.
Narrative: I WAS MONITORING A TRNEE WORKING THE DEP CTL POS IN THE NEWARK SECTOR. MLG X DEPARTED NEWARK AND WAS ISSUED A 330 DEG HDG AND TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 10000'. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME LTT Y DEPARTED TEB AND WAS ISSUED A 270 DEG HDG AND TO MAINTAIN 1500'. ONCE THE LTT Y WAS CLR OF THE NEWARK FINAL THE TRNEE INSTRUCTED LTT Y TO MAINTAIN 8000'. A CTLR AT THE LIBERTY SECTOR CALLED OVER ON THE LANDLINE AND QUESTIONED THE ROUTING OF MLG X. THE TRNEE NOTICED THAT THE STRIP WAS MARKED WRONG BY THE FLT DATA POS AND TOLD THE LIBERTY CTLR THAT HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THE TRNEE INSTRUCTED MLG X TO MAINTAIN 7000' AT THIS TIME I NOTICED MLG X MODE C TO READOUT 7300' AND CLBING. I TOLD MLG X TO DISREGARD AND TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 8000'. AT THIS TIME LTT Y WBOUND WAS LEVELING OFF AT 8000'. I INSTRUCTED LTT Y TO TURN RIGHT TO A HDG OF 350 DEGS AND TO MAINTAIN 10000'. DUE TO POOR RADIOS IN THE NEWARK SECTOR, LTT Y HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS INSTRUCTIONS WHICH MADE ME ISSUE THE CTL INSTRUCTIONS ONCE AGAIN. MY SUGGESTION AS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN IS FOR FLT DATA TO ENSURE THE PROPER STRIP MARKING FOR THE ROUTE OF FLT, BETTER FREQS TO WORK WITH AND TO STAFF A HDOF POS.
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.