<< >> NASA ASRS Report 417064, October 1998

ARTCC radar controller, providing backup dsr shadowing, allows an aircraft under dsr control to penetrate an adjoining controller's airspace without pointout of handoff.

Attributes
ACN	417064
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mwh
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 13 controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	417064
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 non adherence other other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

During implementation of new display consoles (dsr) I was 'shadowing' a high altitude sector. I was to be ready to take back control of the sector in case of equipment failure or a personnel problem. During a busy and complex time, the sector I was 'shadowing' failed to make an adjacent sector aware of a climbing turbojet flying from spokane to portland. It flew through a portion of the other sector's airspace, however, it never came close enough to any other aircraft to warrant a loss of separation. The philosophy of the FAA for this transition was minimal training on simulation with proficiency being gained on position with live traffic. Due to the inadequacies of the new consoles, a controller spends a lot of 'heads down' time. This contributed to the deviation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR, PROVIDING BACKUP DSR SHADOWING, ALLOWS AN ACFT UNDER DSR CTL TO PENETRATE AN ADJOINING CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT POINTOUT OF HDOF.

Narrative: DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW DISPLAY CONSOLES (DSR) I WAS 'SHADOWING' A HIGH ALT SECTOR. I WAS TO BE READY TO TAKE BACK CTL OF THE SECTOR IN CASE OF EQUIP FAILURE OR A PERSONNEL PROB. DURING A BUSY AND COMPLEX TIME, THE SECTOR I WAS 'SHADOWING' FAILED TO MAKE AN ADJACENT SECTOR AWARE OF A CLBING TURBOJET FLYING FROM SPOKANE TO PORTLAND. IT FLEW THROUGH A PORTION OF THE OTHER SECTOR'S AIRSPACE, HOWEVER, IT NEVER CAME CLOSE ENOUGH TO ANY OTHER ACFT TO WARRANT A LOSS OF SEPARATION. THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE FAA FOR THIS TRANSITION WAS MINIMAL TRAINING ON SIMULATION WITH PROFICIENCY BEING GAINED ON POS WITH LIVE TFC. DUE TO THE INADEQUACIES OF THE NEW CONSOLES, A CTLR SPENDS A LOT OF 'HEADS DOWN' TIME. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEV.

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.