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Shortly after assuming a sector position at ZSE, the controller received a call from a PA46 in another facility's airspace requesting a lower altitude. The controller had no knowledge or information on the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420849 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : geg |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 420849 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
IFR aircraft X was inadvertently removed from ZSE's database by a developmental ATC specialist. Aircraft X requested lower from me on frequency. I scanned my strips and did not locate any information. I requested a position and altitude from aircraft X and determined that he was within the airspace delegated to geg approach. Believing that the aircraft had not made the appropriate frequency change, I gave the pilot approach's frequency. Within mins it was discovered that the flight plan had been removed. I relieved the previous controller, approximately 5 mins prior to the request for lower by aircraft X. I don't remember being briefed by the previous controller about aircraft X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SHORTLY AFTER ASSUMING A SECTOR POS AT ZSE, THE CTLR RECEIVED A CALL FROM A PA46 IN ANOTHER FACILITY'S AIRSPACE REQUESTING A LOWER ALT. THE CTLR HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OR INFO ON THE ACFT.
Narrative: IFR ACFT X WAS INADVERTENTLY REMOVED FROM ZSE'S DATABASE BY A DEVELOPMENTAL ATC SPECIALIST. ACFT X REQUESTED LOWER FROM ME ON FREQ. I SCANNED MY STRIPS AND DID NOT LOCATE ANY INFO. I REQUESTED A POS AND ALT FROM ACFT X AND DETERMINED THAT HE WAS WITHIN THE AIRSPACE DELEGATED TO GEG APCH. BELIEVING THAT THE ACFT HAD NOT MADE THE APPROPRIATE FREQ CHANGE, I GAVE THE PLT APCH'S FREQ. WITHIN MINS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLT PLAN HAD BEEN REMOVED. I RELIEVED THE PREVIOUS CTLR, APPROX 5 MINS PRIOR TO THE REQUEST FOR LOWER BY ACFT X. I DON'T REMEMBER BEING BRIEFED BY THE PREVIOUS CTLR ABOUT ACFT X.
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.