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ZAU controller described near altitude deviation; reporter claiming new airspace procedures were casual factors in this event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 859858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZAU.ARTCC |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Air carrier X checked on climbing to 14000 ft when the LOA calls for the aircraft to climb to 13000 ft. This was caught around 11000 ft but could have been serious if we had crossing 14000 traffic. This occurred during new procedure and airspace between mke approach; ord approach and ZAU. Recommendation; the new procedure in effect should have never occurred in the first place. The new procedures and airspace probably contributed to controller and workplace distractions which probably allowed the controller to climb an aircraft to the wrong altitude. It is a poor plan to begin with and as a side note; ord approach is still not following the 7110.65 with the current procedures in place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZAU Controller described near altitude deviation; reporter claiming new airspace procedures were casual factors in this event.
Narrative: Air Carrier X checked on climbing to 14000 FT when the LOA calls for the aircraft to climb to 13000 FT. This was caught around 11000 FT but could have been serious if we had crossing 14000 traffic. This occurred during new procedure and airspace between MKE APCH; ORD APCH and ZAU. Recommendation; the new procedure in effect should have never occurred in the first place. The new procedures and airspace probably contributed to Controller and workplace distractions which probably allowed the Controller to climb an aircraft to the wrong altitude. It is a poor plan to begin with and as a side note; ORD approach is still not following the 7110.65 with the current procedures in place.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.