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Controller at foreign ARTCC assumed control of flight prior to airspace boundary when air carrier flight established communications, per ICAO rules, but before control had been transferred to foreign ARTCC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma artcc : muha |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 341283 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was swbound on B646 climbing to FL310. Air carrier Y was nebound on B646 level at FL330. Air carrier X had been coordinated with havana center over canoa intersection at FL350, however was stopped at an interim altitude of FL310 to provide separation from air carrier Y who was at FL330. Air carrier X checked in with havana center on another radio (per jcao rules) and was cleared by the havana controller to climb to FL350. Fortunately the pilot of air carrier X advised me that havana had cleared him to FL350 prior to initiating a climb. I advised him to maintain FL310 and called the traffic (air carrier Y) 12 O'clock and 15 mi at FL330. This is becoming a more frequent occurrence -- havana center issuing clrncs to aircraft while still in ZMA airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR AT FOREIGN ARTCC ASSUMED CTL OF FLT PRIOR TO AIRSPACE BOUNDARY WHEN ACR FLT ESTABLISHED COMS, PER ICAO RULES, BUT BEFORE CTL HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO FOREIGN ARTCC.
Narrative: ACR X WAS SWBOUND ON B646 CLBING TO FL310. ACR Y WAS NEBOUND ON B646 LEVEL AT FL330. ACR X HAD BEEN COORDINATED WITH HAVANA CTR OVER CANOA INTXN AT FL350, HOWEVER WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERIM ALT OF FL310 TO PROVIDE SEPARATION FROM ACR Y WHO WAS AT FL330. ACR X CHKED IN WITH HAVANA CTR ON ANOTHER RADIO (PER JCAO RULES) AND WAS CLRED BY THE HAVANA CTLR TO CLB TO FL350. FORTUNATELY THE PLT OF ACR X ADVISED ME THAT HAVANA HAD CLRED HIM TO FL350 PRIOR TO INITIATING A CLB. I ADVISED HIM TO MAINTAIN FL310 AND CALLED THE TFC (ACR Y) 12 O'CLOCK AND 15 MI AT FL330. THIS IS BECOMING A MORE FREQUENT OCCURRENCE -- HAVANA CTR ISSUING CLRNCS TO ACFT WHILE STILL IN ZMA AIRSPACE.
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.