TRACON unable to make radar contact with departing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	491910
Time
Date	200011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : bet.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : kings 5. ttt
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	491910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	492251
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance ATC Facility Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On departure from dfw runway 31L we turned as assigned to 240 degrees and climbed to 2000 ft MSL. Tower handed us off to regional departure. Regional departure was unable to identify our aircraft. We made squawk code changes as requested and continued to fly the 240 degree assigned heading. The 240 degree heading caused our aircraft to penetrate ftw class D airspace. TA was issued with no RA. Traffic was using north runways at ftw. We elected to maintain assigned heading of 240 degrees, as to not create conflict on approach path to runway 34R at ftw. Upon aircraft identify from regional departure, we were given a climb, turn to 290 degrees, and continued the kingdom 5 departure (KING5.TTT). Quicker climb or greater turn on departure from runway 31L could very well remedy the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON UNABLE TO MAKE RADAR CONTACT WITH DEPARTING ACFT.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM DFW RWY 31L WE TURNED AS ASSIGNED TO 240 DEGS AND CLBED TO 2000 FT MSL. TWR HANDED US OFF TO REGIONAL DEP. REGIONAL DEP WAS UNABLE TO IDENT OUR ACFT. WE MADE SQUAWK CODE CHANGES AS REQUESTED AND CONTINUED TO FLY THE 240 DEG ASSIGNED HEADING. THE 240 DEG HDG CAUSED OUR ACFT TO PENETRATE FTW CLASS D AIRSPACE. TA WAS ISSUED WITH NO RA. TFC WAS USING N RWYS AT FTW. WE ELECTED TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED HEADING OF 240 DEGS, AS TO NOT CREATE CONFLICT ON APCH PATH TO RWY 34R AT FTW. UPON ACFT IDENT FROM REGIONAL DEP, WE WERE GIVEN A CLB, TURN TO 290 DEGS, AND CONTINUED THE KINGDOM 5 DEP (KING5.TTT). QUICKER CLB OR GREATER TURN ON DEP FROM RWY 31L COULD VERY WELL REMEDY THE PROB.

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.