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ARTCC controller handed off and made frequency change on a GA aircraft to the wrong sector. The aircraft entered the correct sector's airspace but without coordination resulting in an operational deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420851 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slt |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 420851 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I don't know the full call sign or type. I believe it was aircraft X. He was northeast on J61 from psb to buf en route to yyz at FL280. He had climbed from FL210 at psb. I was busy doing coordination/separation at the other side of the sector while being distraction by a supervisor asking about me changing shifts in dec/98 and by a member of the personnel office selling raffle tickets. I scanned back to aircraft X and looked for conflicting traffic on J584 -- there was none. Then I checked for separation with aircraft pit direct slt. That was also fine, so I initiated a handoff to sector 73, then switched aircraft X frequency to sector 73 when they took the handoff. I should have handed him off to sector 77. The plane was at FL280. Sector 73 is 0 ft to FL270. Sector 77 is FL280 to FL330.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR HANDED OFF AND MADE FREQ CHANGE ON A GA ACFT TO THE WRONG SECTOR. THE ACFT ENTERED THE CORRECT SECTOR'S AIRSPACE BUT WITHOUT COORD RESULTING IN AN OPDEV.
Narrative: I DON'T KNOW THE FULL CALL SIGN OR TYPE. I BELIEVE IT WAS ACFT X. HE WAS NE ON J61 FROM PSB TO BUF ENRTE TO YYZ AT FL280. HE HAD CLBED FROM FL210 AT PSB. I WAS BUSY DOING COORD/SEPARATION AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SECTOR WHILE BEING DISTR BY A SUPVR ASKING ABOUT ME CHANGING SHIFTS IN DEC/98 AND BY A MEMBER OF THE PERSONNEL OFFICE SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS. I SCANNED BACK TO ACFT X AND LOOKED FOR CONFLICTING TFC ON J584 -- THERE WAS NONE. THEN I CHKED FOR SEPARATION WITH ACFT PIT DIRECT SLT. THAT WAS ALSO FINE, SO I INITIATED A HDOF TO SECTOR 73, THEN SWITCHED ACFT X FREQ TO SECTOR 73 WHEN THEY TOOK THE HDOF. I SHOULD HAVE HANDED HIM OFF TO SECTOR 77. THE PLANE WAS AT FL280. SECTOR 73 IS 0 FT TO FL270. SECTOR 77 IS FL280 TO FL330.
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.