ZOB controller described near loss of separation event when completing two separation deconfliction ...

Narrative:

I was working the sector with just some light to moderate traffic. I had a toronto departure being pointed out to me climbing to FL360. I asked to keep him climbing but that I would talk to him because of my traffic. I also had a jfk lander climbing to FL330 going east bound. The sector that owns FL350 and above that site above me called and asked me to turn traffic 15 degrees right for the climb. Knowing that this was going to turn him into my aircraft; I told him that I would have to stop the aircraft at FL320. This is where my mistake occurred. Being that I had to stop the aircraft for my own traffic I in-turn did not need to turn him 15 degrees right; but I did anyway. This put him into a 120 knot headwind; which slowed down his speed; which then made him traffic with my jfk lander. I had to turn each 30 degrees right which gave me my minimum separation. Recommendation; I should have just stopped the guy at FL310 and left him on course. I made the session way more complex than it needed to be by trying to be too accommodating instead of just taking care of the basics.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB Controller described near loss of separation event when completing two separation deconfliction actions which in turn resulted in another potential conflict with another aircraft.

Narrative: I was working the sector with just some light to moderate traffic. I had a Toronto departure being pointed out to me climbing to FL360. I asked to keep him climbing but that I would talk to him because of my traffic. I also had a JFK lander climbing to FL330 going east bound. The sector that owns FL350 and above that site above me called and asked me to turn traffic 15 degrees right for the climb. Knowing that this was going to turn him into my aircraft; I told him that I would have to stop the aircraft at FL320. This is where my mistake occurred. Being that I had to stop the aircraft for my own traffic I in-turn did not need to turn him 15 degrees right; but I did anyway. This put him into a 120 knot headwind; which slowed down his speed; which then made him traffic with my JFK lander. I had to turn each 30 degrees right which gave me my minimum separation. Recommendation; I should have just stopped the guy at FL310 and left him on course. I made the session way more complex than it needed to be by trying to be too accommodating instead of just taking care of the basics.

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.

Attributes
ACN	860283
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZOB.ARTCC
State Reference	OH
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown

ZOB controller described near loss of separation event when completing two separation deconfliction actions which in turn resulted in another potential conflict with another aircraft.