Aircraft X uncoord penetration of airspace. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	147793
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bfl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla artcc : zoa
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 : flight data
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	147793
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

While working sector #3 (data side) in heavy traffic, my r-man (radar side) inadvertently dropped an IFR data block and flight plan. (The radar controller thought he had dropped a VFR he was terminating)! Some 2 hours later, after the radar controller had gone home on sick leave, I supervisor approached me about this incident. Apparently, aircraft X had called ZOA near rom requesting a lower altitude (obviously no handoffs were made)!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT X UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. OPDEV.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING SECTOR #3 (DATA SIDE) IN HEAVY TFC, MY R-MAN (RADAR SIDE) INADVERTENTLY DROPPED AN IFR DATA BLOCK AND FLT PLAN. (THE RADAR CTLR THOUGHT HE HAD DROPPED A VFR HE WAS TERMINATING)! SOME 2 HRS LATER, AFTER THE RADAR CTLR HAD GONE HOME ON SICK LEAVE, I SUPVR APCHED ME ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. APPARENTLY, ACFT X HAD CALLED ZOA NEAR ROM REQUESTING A LOWER ALT (OBVIOUSLY NO HDOFS WERE MADE)!

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.