Narrative:

I was working jfk departure when the situation arose. I had 4 aircraft that were being vectored for the north and east gates. Eventually it became apparent that there was a problem, because the east departure controller failed to take the handoffs. After querying this controller, it was relayed to me that east departure had experienced a partial radar failure due to a combined position status with radar limitations. Therefore, he could not identify the aircraft positively and could not take the handoffs. I proceeded to vector air carrier X east departure, to a heading of 270 degrees at 9000 ft with a restriction of 270 KTS. Next, I turned air carrier Y north departure, left to 270 degrees at 10000 ft with a restriction of 250 KTS. Air carrier Y was approximately 10 mi northeast of air carrier X. Air carrier X was issued a turn further left to 250 degrees to contain him in my airspace. The ARTS tag flashed and I realized that east departure had taken the handoff on air carrier X. I informed him and told him to turn left heading 040 degrees. At that precise moment, I was advised that a pointout had been made and that I should turn air carrier X northbound. I keyed my microphone and told air carrier X to amend heading and fly heading 360 degrees, climb and maintain 11000 ft. He read the information back to me and was given a frequency change. I assumed that air carrier X would take the right turn since his tracks at the time were more west than east. He did not. Air carrier Y asked what the widebody transport was doing and I realized that air carrier X was tracking sbound in a left turn and climbing through the altitude of air carrier Y.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR FAILED TO SPECIFY DIRECTION OF TURN FOR ACR X. ACR X HAD LTSS FROM ACR Y. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING JFK DEP WHEN THE SITUATION AROSE. I HAD 4 ACFT THAT WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE N AND E GATES. EVENTUALLY IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE E DEP CTLR FAILED TO TAKE THE HDOFS. AFTER QUERYING THIS CTLR, IT WAS RELAYED TO ME THAT E DEP HAD EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL RADAR FAILURE DUE TO A COMBINED POS STATUS WITH RADAR LIMITATIONS. THEREFORE, HE COULD NOT IDENT THE ACFT POSITIVELY AND COULD NOT TAKE THE HDOFS. I PROCEEDED TO VECTOR ACR X E DEP, TO A HDG OF 270 DEGS AT 9000 FT WITH A RESTRICTION OF 270 KTS. NEXT, I TURNED ACR Y N DEP, L TO 270 DEGS AT 10000 FT WITH A RESTRICTION OF 250 KTS. ACR Y WAS APPROX 10 MI NE OF ACR X. ACR X WAS ISSUED A TURN FURTHER L TO 250 DEGS TO CONTAIN HIM IN MY AIRSPACE. THE ARTS TAG FLASHED AND I REALIZED THAT E DEP HAD TAKEN THE HDOF ON ACR X. I INFORMED HIM AND TOLD HIM TO TURN L HDG 040 DEGS. AT THAT PRECISE MOMENT, I WAS ADVISED THAT A POINTOUT HAD BEEN MADE AND THAT I SHOULD TURN ACR X NBOUND. I KEYED MY MICROPHONE AND TOLD ACR X TO AMEND HDG AND FLY HDG 360 DEGS, CLB AND MAINTAIN 11000 FT. HE READ THE INFO BACK TO ME AND WAS GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE. I ASSUMED THAT ACR X WOULD TAKE THE R TURN SINCE HIS TRACKS AT THE TIME WERE MORE W THAN E. HE DID NOT. ACR Y ASKED WHAT THE WDB WAS DOING AND I REALIZED THAT ACR X WAS TRACKING SBOUND IN A L TURN AND CLBING THROUGH THE ALT OF ACR Y.

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.