Air carrier penetrated adjacent facility airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	118503
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : laf
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid tracon : yyz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	118503
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working air carrier X which departed laf IFR to ord climbing to 8000'. I gave him radar contact out of 5000' for 8000', but did not start a data block. The aircraft was on the wrong code also which caused the computer to not automatic-acquire a data block. The aircraft entered chicago center airspace without a handoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PENETRATED ADJACENT FAC AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING ACR X WHICH DEPARTED LAF IFR TO ORD CLIMBING TO 8000'. I GAVE HIM RADAR CONTACT OUT OF 5000' FOR 8000', BUT DID NOT START A DATA BLOCK. THE ACFT WAS ON THE WRONG CODE ALSO WHICH CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO NOT AUTO-ACQUIRE A DATA BLOCK. THE ACFT ENTERED CHICAGO CENTER AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

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.