Narrative:

The wilkes sector was non radar because of the maiden radar (qrm) outage. I relieved a controller with the following sits. Heavy jet departure on runway heading climbing to 8000 ft. 2 handoffs (non radar) flashing from avl approach. Only one was on a route. 2 other aircraft were being actively separated via vectors (radar). Aircraft X, the BE9T/I, checked in descending to 4000 ft. No coordination. No data block. I finally determined that aircraft X was about 15 mi southeast of hky, direct to the airport, non radar. I later determined that sector 47, 11000 ft -- FL230 above my sector, had taken the handoff on aircraft X because he thought aircraft X was climbing. Clt approach, who had been working the aircraft, had forgotten that wilke's was non radar, failed to update the data (altitude) and therefore it flashed to sector 47.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR BECOMES CRITICAL OF CLT APCH BECAUSE ALT WAS NOT UPDATED AND A BE9T WAS HANDED OFF TO AN INCORRECT SECTOR.

Narrative: THE WILKES SECTOR WAS NON RADAR BECAUSE OF THE MAIDEN RADAR (QRM) OUTAGE. I RELIEVED A CTLR WITH THE FOLLOWING SITS. HVY JET DEP ON RWY HDG CLBING TO 8000 FT. 2 HDOFS (NON RADAR) FLASHING FROM AVL APCH. ONLY ONE WAS ON A RTE. 2 OTHER ACFT WERE BEING ACTIVELY SEPARATED VIA VECTORS (RADAR). ACFT X, THE BE9T/I, CHKED IN DSNDING TO 4000 FT. NO COORD. NO DATA BLOCK. I FINALLY DETERMINED THAT ACFT X WAS ABOUT 15 MI SE OF HKY, DIRECT TO THE ARPT, NON RADAR. I LATER DETERMINED THAT SECTOR 47, 11000 FT -- FL230 ABOVE MY SECTOR, HAD TAKEN THE HDOF ON ACFT X BECAUSE HE THOUGHT ACFT X WAS CLBING. CLT APCH, WHO HAD BEEN WORKING THE ACFT, HAD FORGOTTEN THAT WILKE'S WAS NON RADAR, FAILED TO UPDATE THE DATA (ALT) AND THEREFORE IT FLASHED TO SECTOR 47.

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.