Narrative:

Air carrier X was placed in handoff to me 40 mi south sie, inside my sector boundary (late). I accepted the aircraft, pointed him out to adjacent sectors, coordinated with sector below for his descent with turns. I had sector 34 turn him back to the south to get him down, and descended him when he checked on my frequency. I had handed him off to the next sector, so I switched him. Supplemental information from acn 390607: radar handoff not made to next sector. Aircraft proceeded through next sector. Once discovered, coordination was made and handoff and frequency change made. Supplemental information from acn 390446: I was working the data position. After a busy period during which I was involved with coordination duties I noticed a flight progress strip in our active bay whose time indicated that it should already have progressed our sector. I initiated handoff to the next sector, but could not locate the data tag on our radar scope. Upon asking the radar controller he replied that the aircraft was already gone. I asked him to extend his radar range and we found the aircraft had progressed well into the next controller's airspace without a handoff. Perhaps the situation could have been avoided by the timely placement of a handoff person or by having a full time fpl controller working the right side.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ALLOWED AN ACR TO PENETRATE THE ADJOINING CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A RADAR HDOF. DATA CTLR FOUND ACTIVE OPERATIONAL BAY CTL STRIP AFTER BUSY TFC SESSION AND QUESTIONED RADAR CTLR OF STATUS.

Narrative: ACR X WAS PLACED IN HDOF TO ME 40 MI S SIE, INSIDE MY SECTOR BOUNDARY (LATE). I ACCEPTED THE ACFT, POINTED HIM OUT TO ADJACENT SECTORS, COORDINATED WITH SECTOR BELOW FOR HIS DSCNT WITH TURNS. I HAD SECTOR 34 TURN HIM BACK TO THE S TO GET HIM DOWN, AND DSNDED HIM WHEN HE CHKED ON MY FREQ. I HAD HANDED HIM OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR, SO I SWITCHED HIM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 390607: RADAR HDOF NOT MADE TO NEXT SECTOR. ACFT PROCEEDED THROUGH NEXT SECTOR. ONCE DISCOVERED, COORD WAS MADE AND HDOF AND FREQ CHANGE MADE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 390446: I WAS WORKING THE DATA POS. AFTER A BUSY PERIOD DURING WHICH I WAS INVOLVED WITH COORD DUTIES I NOTICED A FLT PROGRESS STRIP IN OUR ACTIVE BAY WHOSE TIME INDICATED THAT IT SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PROGRESSED OUR SECTOR. I INITIATED HDOF TO THE NEXT SECTOR, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE DATA TAG ON OUR RADAR SCOPE. UPON ASKING THE RADAR CTLR HE REPLIED THAT THE ACFT WAS ALREADY GONE. I ASKED HIM TO EXTEND HIS RADAR RANGE AND WE FOUND THE ACFT HAD PROGRESSED WELL INTO THE NEXT CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF. PERHAPS THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE TIMELY PLACEMENT OF A HDOF PERSON OR BY HAVING A FULL TIME FPL CTLR WORKING THE R SIDE.

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.