Narrative:

I took a handoff on aircraft X from ZBW gardner sector (gdm). Aircraft was on a non-approved routing through the last sector; ZBW pauling (pwl) sector. After establishing 2-WAY communication with aircraft X; I then coordination the appropriate route with the ZBW pwl sector. I issued the route to the pilot and coordination with data to amend the route. The next thing I recall aircraft X tag was on aircraft; meaning the sector had taken the handoff. I pointed out the traffic to alb approach and switched the aircraft X to the pwl sector. I later found out that I had inadvertently directed the handoff on aircraft X to the previous (gdm) sector. That controller accepted the handoff and then dropped the data which eliminated the track for the pwl sector. The pwl sector was conducting a relief briefing when aircraft X checked frequency and nobody responded to the aircraft. The aircraft had traveled several mi into the sector before the situation was noticed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Y90 CTLR DESCRIBED HDOF TO WRONG SECTOR; WITH DATA BLOCK DROPPED AN INCURSION OCCURRED.

Narrative: I TOOK A HDOF ON ACFT X FROM ZBW GARDNER SECTOR (GDM). ACFT WAS ON A NON-APPROVED ROUTING THROUGH THE LAST SECTOR; ZBW PAULING (PWL) SECTOR. AFTER ESTABLISHING 2-WAY COM WITH ACFT X; I THEN COORD THE APPROPRIATE RTE WITH THE ZBW PWL SECTOR. I ISSUED THE RTE TO THE PLT AND COORD WITH DATA TO AMEND THE RTE. THE NEXT THING I RECALL ACFT X TAG WAS ON ACFT; MEANING THE SECTOR HAD TAKEN THE HDOF. I POINTED OUT THE TFC TO ALB APCH AND SWITCHED THE ACFT X TO THE PWL SECTOR. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT I HAD INADVERTENTLY DIRECTED THE HDOF ON ACFT X TO THE PREVIOUS (GDM) SECTOR. THAT CTLR ACCEPTED THE HDOF AND THEN DROPPED THE DATA WHICH ELIMINATED THE TRACK FOR THE PWL SECTOR. THE PWL SECTOR WAS CONDUCTING A RELIEF BRIEFING WHEN ACFT X CHKED FREQ AND NOBODY RESPONDED TO THE ACFT. THE ACFT HAD TRAVELED SEVERAL MI INTO THE SECTOR BEFORE THE SITUATION WAS NOTICED.

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.