Aircraft penetrated controller's airspace without a pointout.

Attributes
ACN	120597
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 21
ASRS Report	120597
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
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X entered my airspace in sector 26 out of 12500', descending to 11000', handed off to fay approach. I never received a pointout. Aircraft came from a combined sector being worked by 1 person.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A POINTOUT.

Narrative: ACR X ENTERED MY AIRSPACE IN SECTOR 26 OUT OF 12500', DSNDING TO 11000', HANDED OFF TO FAY APCH. I NEVER RECEIVED A POINTOUT. ACFT CAME FROM A COMBINED SECTOR BEING WORKED BY 1 PERSON.

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.