<< >> NASA ASRS Report 629592, September 2004

ZBW ARTCC radar controller issued a clearance to a B747 air carrier aircraft that caused the flight to enter the two and one half mi buffer zone around the military airspace.

Attributes
ACN	629592
Time
Date	200409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : ebony
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 14 controller time certified in position1 : 14
ASRS Report	629592
Person 2
Affiliation	government : foreign
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I had climbed the aircraft to FL280 and issued direct to vixun aware that I might have to vector the aircraft to avoid military airspace in zqm. Because of other duties, I was distraction from the fact the aircraft was encroaching on zqm airspace. The zqm controller called me over the shout line and brought my attention to the incident and I informed him I would turn the aircraft to avoid the military airspace. Unfortunately the aircraft was already in his airspace, but did avoid the military area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZBW ARTCC RADAR CTLR ISSUED A CLRNC TO A B747 ACR ACFT THAT CAUSED THE FLT TO ENTER THE TWO AND ONE HALF MI BUFFER ZONE AROUND THE MIL AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I HAD CLBED THE ACFT TO FL280 AND ISSUED DIRECT TO VIXUN AWARE THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO VECTOR THE ACFT TO AVOID MIL AIRSPACE IN ZQM. BECAUSE OF OTHER DUTIES, I WAS DISTR FROM THE FACT THE ACFT WAS ENCROACHING ON ZQM AIRSPACE. THE ZQM CTLR CALLED ME OVER THE SHOUT LINE AND BROUGHT MY ATTN TO THE INCIDENT AND I INFORMED HIM I WOULD TURN THE ACFT TO AVOID THE MIL AIRSPACE. UNFORTUNATELY THE ACFT WAS ALREADY IN HIS AIRSPACE, BUT DID AVOID THE MIL AREA.

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.