Uncoord penetration of airspace. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	126889
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hto
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tracon : ntu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	126889
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X en route from bos to jfk through oceanic approach airspace. Approximately 6 mi east of the radar antenna the ARTS tag dropped off and did not reacquire. As a result and due to the volume of traffic at the time, air carrier X strayed into new york approach airspace without a handoff from us. Thus there occurred a system deviation. The error was discovered when new york approach observed air carrier X in their airspace and called us. Suggestions to prevent a recurrence: 1) improve reliability of ARTS system. 2) make sure to correlate flight strips with targets during position relief. 3) do not overextend yourself as far as volume of traffic being worked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: ACR X ENRTE FROM BOS TO JFK THROUGH OCEANIC APCH AIRSPACE. APPROX 6 MI E OF THE RADAR ANTENNA THE ARTS TAG DROPPED OFF AND DID NOT REACQUIRE. AS A RESULT AND DUE TO THE VOLUME OF TFC AT THE TIME, ACR X STRAYED INTO NEW YORK APCH AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF FROM US. THUS THERE OCCURRED A SYSTEM DEVIATION. THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED WHEN NEW YORK APCH OBSERVED ACR X IN THEIR AIRSPACE AND CALLED US. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE: 1) IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF ARTS SYSTEM. 2) MAKE SURE TO CORRELATE FLT STRIPS WITH TARGETS DURING POSITION RELIEF. 3) DO NOT OVEREXTEND YOURSELF AS FAR AS VOLUME OF TFC BEING WORKED.

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.