Aircraft penetrated controller's airspace without a handoff at boundary.

Attributes
ACN	120608
Time
Date	198908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet 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	120608
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other 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:

Air carrier X entered my airspace at sector 26 at XX02Z, west/O a handoff. Aircraft came from a combined sector being worked by 1 person. I eventually got a handoff 5 mi inside my airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF AT BOUNDARY.

Narrative: ACR X ENTERED MY AIRSPACE AT SECTOR 26 AT XX02Z, W/O A HDOF. ACFT CAME FROM A COMBINED SECTOR BEING WORKED BY 1 PERSON. I EVENTUALLY GOT A HDOF 5 MI INSIDE MY AIRSPACE.

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.