<< >> NASA ASRS Report 376291, August 1997

ARTCC controller working an IFR aircraft in adjacent sector's airspace receives approval to descend the aircraft to an altitude below the published MEA. The aircraft receives a terrain alert.

Attributes
ACN	376291
Time
Date	199708
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avl
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	376291
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft inbound to avl was descended below MEA and got a terrain alert. Even though I was talking to aircraft, the incident happened in another area's airspace and the clearance was given by that controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC CTLR WORKING AN IFR ACFT IN ADJACENT SECTOR'S AIRSPACE RECEIVES APPROVAL TO DSND THE ACFT TO AN ALT BELOW THE PUBLISHED MEA. THE ACFT RECEIVES A TERRAIN ALERT.

Narrative: ACFT INBOUND TO AVL WAS DSNDED BELOW MEA AND GOT A TERRAIN ALERT. EVEN THOUGH I WAS TALKING TO ACFT, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN ANOTHER AREA'S AIRSPACE AND THE CLRNC WAS GIVEN BY THAT CTLR.

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.