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ZNY controller is advised that adjoining sector in ZDC has not been notified of ZNY sector airspace changes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534894 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 23000 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 534894 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zny.artcc |
Narrative:
ZNY house did an airspace change between har sector and the mxe sector. This occurred on dec/thu/01. The hgr sector at ZDC was not made aware of this airspace change, which was adjacent airspace. It is critical in ATC to know who owns the airspace which abuts your airspace. ZDC controllers were made aware of this airspace change on jan/fri/02. The problem is no one is briefing controllers on airspace changes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY CTLR IS ADVISED THAT ADJOINING SECTOR IN ZDC HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ZNY SECTOR AIRSPACE CHANGES.
Narrative: ZNY HOUSE DID AN AIRSPACE CHANGE BTWN HAR SECTOR AND THE MXE SECTOR. THIS OCCURRED ON DEC/THU/01. THE HGR SECTOR AT ZDC WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS AIRSPACE CHANGE, WHICH WAS ADJACENT AIRSPACE. IT IS CRITICAL IN ATC TO KNOW WHO OWNS THE AIRSPACE WHICH ABUTS YOUR AIRSPACE. ZDC CTLRS WERE MADE AWARE OF THIS AIRSPACE CHANGE ON JAN/FRI/02. THE PROB IS NO ONE IS BRIEFING CTLRS ON AIRSPACE CHANGES.
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.