ARTCC radar controller admits to not providing a timely pointout to an adjoining control sector with a B727 that would penetrate the adjoining sector's airspace. The controller states that 10 mins prior, the supervisor combined the reporter's sector with another. The controller believes that he had no input in combining a sector, which contributed to the error.

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Attributes
ACN	414613
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : djb
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 13
ASRS Report	414613
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 was cleared to FL250. Aircraft #2, being worked by an adjacent sector, was climbing to FL230. Aircraft #1 failed to clear adjacent sector's airspace in time to avoid a conflict. Aircraft #1 was not pointed out to adjacent airspace in enough time to avoid a conflict. This could have been avoided if area supervisor had not removed d-side controller approximately 10-15 mins prior to event. Radar controller was working 2 sectors combined, with 2 overlapping frequencys, WX in the area which was causing aircraft to deviate, and approximately 10-15 aircraft on the frequencys. R-side controller had no say in supervisor's decision to remove d-side controller from the position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ADMITS TO NOT PROVIDING A TIMELY POINTOUT TO AN ADJOINING CTL SECTOR WITH A B727 THAT WOULD PENETRATE THE ADJOINING SECTOR'S AIRSPACE. THE CTLR STATES THAT 10 MINS PRIOR, THE SUPVR COMBINED THE RPTR'S SECTOR WITH ANOTHER. THE CTLR BELIEVES THAT HE HAD NO INPUT IN COMBINING A SECTOR, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ERROR.

Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS CLRED TO FL250. ACFT #2, BEING WORKED BY AN ADJACENT SECTOR, WAS CLBING TO FL230. ACFT #1 FAILED TO CLR ADJACENT SECTOR'S AIRSPACE IN TIME TO AVOID A CONFLICT. ACFT #1 WAS NOT POINTED OUT TO ADJACENT AIRSPACE IN ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID A CONFLICT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF AREA SUPVR HAD NOT REMOVED D-SIDE CTLR APPROX 10-15 MINS PRIOR TO EVENT. RADAR CTLR WAS WORKING 2 SECTORS COMBINED, WITH 2 OVERLAPPING FREQS, WX IN THE AREA WHICH WAS CAUSING ACFT TO DEVIATE, AND APPROX 10-15 ACFT ON THE FREQS. R-SIDE CTLR HAD NO SAY IN SUPVR'S DECISION TO REMOVE D-SIDE CTLR FROM THE POS.

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.