Sav TRACON controller expressed concern regarding ARTS handoff problem with adjacent facilities.

Attributes
ACN	656215
Time
Date	200504
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sav.tracon
State Reference	GA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
ASRS Report	656215
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	computer equipment : sav.tracon

Narrative:

ARTS handoffs to ZJX or to beaufort approach become 'if' fail handoffs when any type of amendment to aircraft occurs. The only way to fix it is to do: 1) a manual handoff with adjacent facility; 2) sometimes if use ARTS 'handoff ok; sector C73.' this is an automation problem that needs to be corrected. Because controller may think he is handing off; however; it becomes an 'if' and can cause an operational deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV TRACON CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING ARTS HDOF PROB WITH ADJACENT FACILITIES.

Narrative: ARTS HDOFS TO ZJX OR TO BEAUFORT APCH BECOME 'IF' FAIL HDOFS WHEN ANY TYPE OF AMENDMENT TO ACFT OCCURS. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO DO: 1) A MANUAL HDOF WITH ADJACENT FACILITY; 2) SOMETIMES IF USE ARTS 'HDOF OK; SECTOR C73.' THIS IS AN AUTOMATION PROB THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. BECAUSE CTLR MAY THINK HE IS HANDING OFF; HOWEVER; IT BECOMES AN 'IF' AND CAN CAUSE AN OPDEV.

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.