Air carrier penetrated adjacent controller airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	140414
Time
Date	199003
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : flight data
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	140414
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

While working the assistant radar position we had a civil medium large transport from sjc to rno with a transition over sac VORTAC. We had a situation elsewhere in the sector that took our attention away for about 5 mins. The situation was a possible loss of separation between 2 civil jets. While that was happening, we let the medium large transport into another sector without a handoff. About 20 mins later the next sector saw the target of our aircraft and stopped another aircraft to maintain separation. Another ATC facility was involved with our separation problem. There was a lack of communication that increased our workload to the point that we let our other traffic get away from us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PENETRATED ADJACENT CTLR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE ASSISTANT RADAR POSITION WE HAD A CIVIL MLG FROM SJC TO RNO WITH A TRANSITION OVER SAC VORTAC. WE HAD A SITUATION ELSEWHERE IN THE SECTOR THAT TOOK OUR ATTN AWAY FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. THE SITUATION WAS A POSSIBLE LOSS OF SEPARATION BETWEEN 2 CIVIL JETS. WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING, WE LET THE MLG INTO ANOTHER SECTOR WITHOUT A HANDOFF. ABOUT 20 MINS LATER THE NEXT SECTOR SAW THE TARGET OF OUR ACFT AND STOPPED ANOTHER ACFT TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION. ANOTHER ATC FACILITY WAS INVOLVED WITH OUR SEPARATION PROB. THERE WAS A LACK OF COM THAT INCREASED OUR WORKLOAD TO THE POINT THAT WE LET OUR OTHER TFC GET AWAY FROM US.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.