Reporter let aircraft X penetrate approach's airspace without a handoff or prior coordination being accomplished. This resulted in an operational deviation.

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Attributes
ACN	444795
Time
Date	199907
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Jetstar 1329 (C140)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	444795
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other other : 4
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working an inbound push on buj seavr 1 (northeast corner into dfw). Traffic was very complex and aircraft abcd, an L329, descending to 6000 ft over sasie intersection, entered regional approach with no handoff. I made a frequency change thinking the handoff was complete. My d-side then alerted me that no handoff had been made. I initiated a handoff to regional approach. Approach control issued an immediate turn (a 360 degree turn) when they talked to the aircraft for traffic. I was busy with new dsr equipment (looking for input keys 'heads down') and was distraction. I should have had a handoff person on the sector for the workload involved. Also the database on aircraft abcd was incorrect which inhibited the automatic handoff feature. The FAA should have allowed more training time with the new dsr equipment to allow more familiarity during busy periods.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR LET ACFT X PENETRATE APCH'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF OR PRIOR COORD BEING ACCOMPLISHED. THIS RESULTED IN AN OPDEV.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING AN INBOUND PUSH ON BUJ SEAVR 1 (NE CORNER INTO DFW). TFC WAS VERY COMPLEX AND ACFT ABCD, AN L329, DSNDING TO 6000 FT OVER SASIE INTXN, ENTERED REGIONAL APCH WITH NO HDOF. I MADE A FREQ CHANGE THINKING THE HDOF WAS COMPLETE. MY D-SIDE THEN ALERTED ME THAT NO HDOF HAD BEEN MADE. I INITIATED A HDOF TO REGIONAL APCH. APCH CTL ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE TURN (A 360 DEG TURN) WHEN THEY TALKED TO THE ACFT FOR TFC. I WAS BUSY WITH NEW DSR EQUIP (LOOKING FOR INPUT KEYS 'HEADS DOWN') AND WAS DISTR. I SHOULD HAVE HAD A HDOF PERSON ON THE SECTOR FOR THE WORKLOAD INVOLVED. ALSO THE DATABASE ON ACFT ABCD WAS INCORRECT WHICH INHIBITED THE AUTO HDOF FEATURE. THE FAA SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED MORE TRAINING TIME WITH THE NEW DSR EQUIP TO ALLOW MORE FAMILIARITY DURING BUSY PERIODS.

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.