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ZHU controller reported taking over a sector and realized an aircraft in the sector was below the minimum safe altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1725053 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZHU.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I sat down and was given a position relief briefing. During the brief I was told aircraft X was at 2000 ft for icing. The controller I took the sector from told me during the brief that 2000 ft was a good altitude and used the number six on the keypad to show the minimum altitudes for that area. The previous controller didn't see that 2200 ft was actually the safe altitude and not 2000 ft. When I finally realized it; I climbed the aircraft back to 2200 ft and he wound up landing at ZZZ (his original destination) safely. The settings for the minimum altitudes on the scope need to be brighter and more clear for us to see.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZHU Controller reported taking over a sector and realized an aircraft in the sector was below the minimum safe altitude.
Narrative: I sat down and was given a position relief briefing. During the brief I was told Aircraft X was at 2000 ft for icing. The Controller I took the sector from told me during the brief that 2000 ft was a good altitude and used the number six on the keypad to show the minimum altitudes for that area. The previous Controller didn't see that 2200 ft was actually the safe altitude and not 2000 ft. When I finally realized it; I climbed the aircraft back to 2200 ft and he wound up landing at ZZZ (his original destination) safely. The settings for the minimum altitudes on the scope need to be brighter and more clear for us to see.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.