ZDC controller experienced operational deviation with ZTL when automated handoff failed.

Attributes
ACN	632792
Time
Date	200409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : gso.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc artcc : zdc.artcc
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	632792
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Initiated a handoff to ZTL and the automation process failed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV WITH ZTL WHEN AUTOMATED HDOF FAILED.

Narrative: INITIATED A HDOF TO ZTL AND THE AUTOMATION PROCESS FAILED.

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.