Air carrier X unauthorized uncoord penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	273103
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gls
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu artcc : mmid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 3
ASRS Report	273103
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed iah en route to mmcz. Merida acc refused X at FL330 until XX00Z. X was randomly vectored to meet the time restr. Air carrier Y departed MMMX en route to jfk. Was supposed to be assigned FL410 by monterey acc but checked on with ZHU at FL330. Even though X was kept in radar contact at all times, X infringed upon Y protected airspace along A-634. What really caused this error to occur was the lack of any type of boundary depicting radar coverage versus non-radar airspace on the controller's pvd. Even though Y was at the wrong altitude, the controller would have not let X proceed past the radar/non-radar boundary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED IAH ENRTE TO MMCZ. MERIDA ACC REFUSED X AT FL330 UNTIL XX00Z. X WAS RANDOMLY VECTORED TO MEET THE TIME RESTR. ACR Y DEPARTED MMMX ENRTE TO JFK. WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ASSIGNED FL410 BY MONTEREY ACC BUT CHKED ON WITH ZHU AT FL330. EVEN THOUGH X WAS KEPT IN RADAR CONTACT AT ALL TIMES, X INFRINGED UPON Y PROTECTED AIRSPACE ALONG A-634. WHAT REALLY CAUSED THIS ERROR TO OCCUR WAS THE LACK OF ANY TYPE OF BOUNDARY DEPICTING RADAR COVERAGE VERSUS NON-RADAR AIRSPACE ON THE CTLR'S PVD. EVEN THOUGH Y WAS AT THE WRONG ALT, THE CTLR WOULD HAVE NOT LET X PROCEED PAST THE RADAR/NON-RADAR BOUNDARY.

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.