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Sct controller observes interfacility handoff problem when ntd climbs 2 departures into wrong altitude strata within sct airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 controller time certified in position1 : 1.5 |
| ASRS Report | 455532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Facility ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | computer equipment : sct.tracon |
Narrative:
Computer interface between point mugu approach and socal TRACON sometimes hands aircraft off to the wrong sector. In this instance, both aircraft were handed off to a 'low altitude' socal sector, but to point mugu it appeared that the 'high altitude' sector had taken radar (the handoff). Point mugu climbed both aircraft to 7000 ft, into the high altitude sector without the high altitude sector knowing about it. On one occasion 2 weeks ago, a B737 was descending to 7000 ft when the same problem happened. This should be fixed, since it is an urgent safety issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT CTLR OBSERVES INTERFAC HDOF PROB WHEN NTD CLBS 2 DEPS INTO WRONG ALT STRATA WITHIN SCT AIRSPACE.
Narrative: COMPUTER INTERFACE BTWN POINT MUGU APCH AND SOCAL TRACON SOMETIMES HANDS ACFT OFF TO THE WRONG SECTOR. IN THIS INSTANCE, BOTH ACFT WERE HANDED OFF TO A 'LOW ALT' SOCAL SECTOR, BUT TO POINT MUGU IT APPEARED THAT THE 'HIGH ALT' SECTOR HAD TAKEN RADAR (THE HDOF). POINT MUGU CLBED BOTH ACFT TO 7000 FT, INTO THE HIGH ALT SECTOR WITHOUT THE HIGH ALT SECTOR KNOWING ABOUT IT. ON ONE OCCASION 2 WKS AGO, A B737 WAS DSNDING TO 7000 FT WHEN THE SAME PROB HAPPENED. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED, SINCE IT IS AN URGENT SAFETY ISSUE.
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.