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ZHU controller was unable to accept handoff because of traffic volume requiring I90 controller to initiate 360 degree turn to 1 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 647666 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc tracon : i90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| 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 : 21 controller time certified in position1 : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 647666 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
My sector was extremely busy complicated by the hou lrr scheduled outage. No traffic management initiatives were instituted at the time. In dealing with a near operational error as well as the extremely busy and complicated workload at the time; I failed to accept a handoff on aircraft #1 in a timely fashion and I90 was forced to 'spin' the aircraft for 1 turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZHU CTLR WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT HDOF BECAUSE OF TFC VOLUME REQUIRING I90 CTLR TO INITIATE 360 DEG TURN TO 1 ACFT.
Narrative: MY SECTOR WAS EXTREMELY BUSY COMPLICATED BY THE HOU LRR SCHEDULED OUTAGE. NO TFC MGMNT INITIATIVES WERE INSTITUTED AT THE TIME. IN DEALING WITH A NEAR OPERROR AS WELL AS THE EXTREMELY BUSY AND COMPLICATED WORKLOAD AT THE TIME; I FAILED TO ACCEPT A HDOF ON ACFT #1 IN A TIMELY FASHION AND I90 WAS FORCED TO 'SPIN' THE ACFT FOR 1 TURN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.