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TRACON ARTCC computer interface problem leads to interfacility intrafac coordination incident that allowed an small aircraft to enter a MOA without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 191521 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dbn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx artcc : ztl tracon : mcn tower : atl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : mcn |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 14 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 191521 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
ARTS interface failure. Center handed small aircraft off to wrong sector. Training was being conducted on position which should have received the handoff. Position which received handoff then made a handoff to the correct position physical point to the trainee. Fpl responsible for position never heard the original handoff or observed the physical handoff, thus no knowledge of the small aircraft. Adjacent center called inquired if I knew an aircraft on beacon XXXX. It was the handoff the other position had taken, small aircraft involved was 7 mi inside the MOA. Automation did not tag the small aircraft also another aircraft with same beacon code had tagged as the small aircraft and was at FL220 nwbound when the small aircraft was at 5000 and was nebound. Controller called the deviation through his supervisor. Incident occurred at boundary of approach, jax center and atl center, poor radar coverage poor coordination within approach control facility, bad judgement, presently decertified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON ARTCC COMPUTER INTERFACE PROBLEM LEADS TO INTERFAC INTRAFAC COORD INCIDENT THAT ALLOWED AN SMA TO ENTER A MOA WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: ARTS INTERFACE FAILURE. CENTER HANDED SMA OFF TO WRONG SECTOR. TRAINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON POS WHICH SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE HDOF. POS WHICH RECEIVED HDOF THEN MADE A HDOF TO THE CORRECT POS PHYSICAL POINT TO THE TRAINEE. FPL RESPONSIBLE FOR POS NEVER HEARD THE ORIGINAL HDOF OR OBSERVED THE PHYSICAL HDOF, THUS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SMA. ADJACENT CENTER CALLED INQUIRED IF I KNEW AN ACFT ON BEACON XXXX. IT WAS THE HDOF THE OTHER POS HAD TAKEN, SMA INVOLVED WAS 7 MI INSIDE THE MOA. AUTOMATION DID NOT TAG THE SMA ALSO ANOTHER ACFT WITH SAME BEACON CODE HAD TAGGED AS THE SMA AND WAS AT FL220 NWBOUND WHEN THE SMA WAS AT 5000 AND WAS NEBOUND. CTLR CALLED THE DEV THROUGH HIS SUPVR. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT BOUNDARY OF APCH, JAX CENTER AND ATL CENTER, POOR RADAR COVERAGE POOR COORD WITHIN APCH CTL FACILITY, BAD JUDGEMENT, PRESENTLY DECERTIFIED.
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.