ZOB controller instructor providing OJT involved in an operational error when pointout to adjoining sector was not completed when traffic vectored out of holding.

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Attributes
ACN	473428
Time
Date	200005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : djb.vortac
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Ice Rain
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 : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
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	instruction : instructor
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 15.5 controller supervisory : 0.25
ASRS Report	473428
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	controller : developmental
Experience	controller military : 9
ASRS Report	473427
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24400 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Weather ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Had just taken sector while in the hold and then were immediately pulled out of hold. I was focused that trainee was giving proper clrncs and that they were being read back properly. There was a lot of coordination going on that was distracting and confusing. I didn't realize trainee hadn't made pointout to mfd sector, on aircraft #1 and he got together with air carrier #2 in mfd's airspace. Supplemental information from acn 473427: air carrier #1 in hold at wakem intersection at FL220 when conflict alert went off with air carrier #2. Air carrier #1 was turned to a 260 degree heading to avoid air carrier #2. Assumption was made that a pointout was made to the adjacent sector that would have avoided the conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB CTLR INSTRUCTOR PROVIDING OJT INVOLVED IN AN OPERROR WHEN POINTOUT TO ADJOINING SECTOR WAS NOT COMPLETED WHEN TFC VECTORED OUT OF HOLDING.

Narrative: HAD JUST TAKEN SECTOR WHILE IN THE HOLD AND THEN WERE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OUT OF HOLD. I WAS FOCUSED THAT TRAINEE WAS GIVING PROPER CLRNCS AND THAT THEY WERE BEING READ BACK PROPERLY. THERE WAS A LOT OF COORD GOING ON THAT WAS DISTRACTING AND CONFUSING. I DIDN'T REALIZE TRAINEE HADN'T MADE POINTOUT TO MFD SECTOR, ON ACFT #1 AND HE GOT TOGETHER WITH ACR #2 IN MFD'S AIRSPACE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 473427: ACR #1 IN HOLD AT WAKEM INTXN AT FL220 WHEN CONFLICT ALERT WENT OFF WITH ACR #2. ACR #1 WAS TURNED TO A 260 DEG HDG TO AVOID ACR #2. ASSUMPTION WAS MADE THAT A POINTOUT WAS MADE TO THE ADJACENT SECTOR THAT WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE CONFLICT.

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.