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ZID atcs reported procedures for designating aircraft checking (dwell lock) on frequency distract from separating traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 874301 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | VHP.VORTAC |
| State Reference | IN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 1000 |
Narrative:
Aircraft checked on; while I was attempting to remove 'dwell lock' from datablock; inadvertently climbed aircraft to requested altitude with traffic 12 o'clock 7 miles northbound...corrected clearance and descended aircraft back to FL350. No loss of separation. Pay more attention to traffic than correcting the dwell lock to ensure aircraft are on frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID ATCS reported procedures for designating aircraft checking (dwell lock) on frequency distract from separating traffic.
Narrative: Aircraft checked on; while I was attempting to remove 'dwell lock' from datablock; inadvertently climbed aircraft to requested altitude with traffic 12 o'clock 7 miles northbound...corrected clearance and descended aircraft back to FL350. No loss of separation. Pay more attention to traffic than correcting the dwell lock to ensure aircraft are on frequency.
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.