Oceanic controller unable to transfer aircraft control from one position to another.

Attributes
ACN	256939
Time
Date	199311
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zoa
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : zoa
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	256939
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

I was working OC3/4 combined at OC3. OC9A and B were also combined at OC3. At approximately XA00 UTC, I activated strips on air carrier X, nsfa to phnl on 6347 route. At XA29, I noticed air carrier X data block was not my control. I observed that OC9 had control. At XA30 UTC, an attempt was made to reassign OC9A and B at OC3 with no success. This is a recurring situation. This also occurred on oct/xx/93 at XX05 and oct/XX93 at XX05.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OCEANIC CTLR UNABLE TO TRANSFER ACFT CTL FROM ONE POS TO ANOTHER.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING OC3/4 COMBINED AT OC3. OC9A AND B WERE ALSO COMBINED AT OC3. AT APPROX XA00 UTC, I ACTIVATED STRIPS ON ACR X, NSFA TO PHNL ON 6347 RTE. AT XA29, I NOTICED ACR X DATA BLOCK WAS NOT MY CTL. I OBSERVED THAT OC9 HAD CTL. AT XA30 UTC, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REASSIGN OC9A AND B AT OC3 WITH NO SUCCESS. THIS IS A RECURRING SIT. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ON OCT/XX/93 AT XX05 AND OCT/XX93 AT XX05.

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.