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ZOB controller distraction utilizing dsr equipment, fails to ensure automated handoff function is completed and allows a commuter aircraft to penetrate another controller's sector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 436910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 2.5 controller radar : 14.5 controller supervisory : 0.25 |
| ASRS Report | 436910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I thought I handed aircraft X off to the next sector, but the inputs didn't take and handoff was not made until aircraft X was in next sector's airspace. My lack of comfort and smooth flow with new dsr equipment was a major factor in this error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOB CTLR DISTR UTILIZING DSR EQUIP, FAILS TO ENSURE AUTOMATED HDOF FUNCTION IS COMPLETED AND ALLOWS A COMMUTER ACFT TO PENETRATE ANOTHER CTLR'S SECTOR.
Narrative: I THOUGHT I HANDED ACFT X OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR, BUT THE INPUTS DIDN'T TAKE AND HDOF WAS NOT MADE UNTIL ACFT X WAS IN NEXT SECTOR'S AIRSPACE. MY LACK OF COMFORT AND SMOOTH FLOW WITH NEW DSR EQUIP WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THIS ERROR.
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.