Narrative:

I was working aircraft X on V18 eastbound at 9000 ft. The scratch pad data indicated to me that the aircraft was an overflt at 9000 ft. A handoff was made to ZTL 30 mi east of atl. At XA05, 50 mi east of atl, the aircraft requested on course and a climb to a higher altitude. It was then that my handoff man told me to climb aircraft X to 11000 ft because of traffic in ZTL's airspace. It was only then that I knew aircraft X was not a V18 overflt, but a departure off ctj requesting a higher altitude. I also believe I was working too many aircraft. Flow control was non existence training was ongoing at my handoff position (assistant).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A80 ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR ADVISES A80 RADAR CTLR THE NEED FOR RTE AND ALT CHANGE OF A DEP.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING ACFT X ON V18 EBOUND AT 9000 FT. THE SCRATCH PAD DATA INDICATED TO ME THAT THE ACFT WAS AN OVERFLT AT 9000 FT. A HDOF WAS MADE TO ZTL 30 MI E OF ATL. AT XA05, 50 MI E OF ATL, THE ACFT REQUESTED ON COURSE AND A CLB TO A HIGHER ALT. IT WAS THEN THAT MY HDOF MAN TOLD ME TO CLB ACFT X TO 11000 FT BECAUSE OF TFC IN ZTL'S AIRSPACE. IT WAS ONLY THEN THAT I KNEW ACFT X WAS NOT A V18 OVERFLT, BUT A DEP OFF CTJ REQUESTING A HIGHER ALT. I ALSO BELIEVE I WAS WORKING TOO MANY ACFT. FLOW CTL WAS NON EXISTENCE TRAINING WAS ONGOING AT MY HDOF POS (ASSISTANT).

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.