Uncoord penetration of airspace. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	105996
Time
Date	198903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ekr
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	105996
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

ZDV was on back up radar (darc) for about 2 hours. Shortly after rdp returned, I relieved a controller at ekr high sector. Air carrier X was near ekr at FL310 but was not identified or tagged. Air carrier X penetrated slc sector 30 by about 60 miles without a handoff. Since there is not a trace of a full or limited data block, ATC/aircraft equipment is suspect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: ZDV WAS ON BACK UP RADAR (DARC) FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. SHORTLY AFTER RDP RETURNED, I RELIEVED A CTLR AT EKR HIGH SECTOR. ACR X WAS NEAR EKR AT FL310 BUT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED OR TAGGED. ACR X PENETRATED SLC SECTOR 30 BY ABOUT 60 MILES WITHOUT A HANDOFF. SINCE THERE IS NOT A TRACE OF A FULL OR LIMITED DATA BLOCK, ATC/ACFT EQUIPMENT IS SUSPECT.

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.