Mlt deviating around WX strayed into another sector's airspace without coordination from the control...

Attributes
ACN	118284
Time
Date	198907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 21
ASRS Report	118284
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X at FL210 asked me about traffic that just passed 500' or so under him. I saw no one. Then, as targets parted I saw a tracked target. I called the data block up. It was mlt Y at FL200. I told air carrier X of traffic, 1000 below. Mlt Y had deviated 20-30 mi to the east of course and was 60 mi into my airspace without a pointout from right/left/D 27 controller. He was very busy, working alone, with WX. I asked him about it later and he said he was sorry but that we just work too many airplanes alone now, and are expected to do so by supervisors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLT DEVIATING AROUND WX STRAYED INTO ANOTHER SECTOR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD FROM THE CTLR.

Narrative: ACR X AT FL210 ASKED ME ABOUT TFC THAT JUST PASSED 500' OR SO UNDER HIM. I SAW NO ONE. THEN, AS TARGETS PARTED I SAW A TRACKED TARGET. I CALLED THE DATA BLOCK UP. IT WAS MLT Y AT FL200. I TOLD ACR X OF TFC, 1000 BELOW. MLT Y HAD DEVIATED 20-30 MI TO THE E OF COURSE AND WAS 60 MI INTO MY AIRSPACE WITHOUT A POINTOUT FROM R/L/D 27 CTLR. HE WAS VERY BUSY, WORKING ALONE, WITH WX. I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT LATER AND HE SAID HE WAS SORRY BUT THAT WE JUST WORK TOO MANY AIRPLANES ALONE NOW, AND ARE EXPECTED TO DO SO BY SUPVRS.

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.

Mlt deviating around WX strayed into another sector's airspace without coordination from the controller.