Narrative:

I was working the rebel intermediate high altitude sector and was handed a citation landing gsp. Our LOA with ZTL states that this aircraft be at FL250 when he crosses the lateral boundary. The aircraft was put on my frequency descending through FL350 but he never checked on; I had to call him. When I did talk to the aircraft; he was approximately 7 mins from the boundary. My first clearance to him was to descend to FL330 for traffic. Next; when the aircraft was in my airspace; I turned it to a 180 degree heading to clear traffic. Then descended it to FL320 as his traffic was descending. When cleared; I descended it to FL250 and told to expedite. I then cleared the traffic on course; when 1 1/2 mins from the boundary I called ZTL to ask if they wanted me to spin the aircraft as they weren't taking the handoff. His response was he wanted him at FL250 at the boundary; which at this time the aircraft was 1 min from the boundary descending out of FL300. Then a discussion ensued about how I got the aircraft high from the previous sector and what the problem was. At the end of the coordination; the ZTL controller stated; 'I don't care what you do; I need him at the boundary at FL250.' I do not recall hearing him state this but it is on tape. I may have been distraction by something else. I acknowledged; he took the handoff; and I switched the aircraft to his frequency with no further control instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZID CTLR DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN ACFT WAS XFERRED TO ZTL WITHOUT INSURING THAT THE SUBJECT ACFT WAS AT THE LOA ALT.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE REBEL INTERMEDIATE HIGH ALT SECTOR AND WAS HANDED A CITATION LNDG GSP. OUR LOA WITH ZTL STATES THAT THIS ACFT BE AT FL250 WHEN HE CROSSES THE LATERAL BOUNDARY. THE ACFT WAS PUT ON MY FREQ DSNDING THROUGH FL350 BUT HE NEVER CHKED ON; I HAD TO CALL HIM. WHEN I DID TALK TO THE ACFT; HE WAS APPROX 7 MINS FROM THE BOUNDARY. MY FIRST CLRNC TO HIM WAS TO DSND TO FL330 FOR TFC. NEXT; WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN MY AIRSPACE; I TURNED IT TO A 180 DEG HDG TO CLR TFC. THEN DSNDED IT TO FL320 AS HIS TFC WAS DSNDING. WHEN CLRED; I DSNDED IT TO FL250 AND TOLD TO EXPEDITE. I THEN CLRED THE TFC ON COURSE; WHEN 1 1/2 MINS FROM THE BOUNDARY I CALLED ZTL TO ASK IF THEY WANTED ME TO SPIN THE ACFT AS THEY WEREN'T TAKING THE HDOF. HIS RESPONSE WAS HE WANTED HIM AT FL250 AT THE BOUNDARY; WHICH AT THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS 1 MIN FROM THE BOUNDARY DSNDING OUT OF FL300. THEN A DISCUSSION ENSUED ABOUT HOW I GOT THE ACFT HIGH FROM THE PREVIOUS SECTOR AND WHAT THE PROB WAS. AT THE END OF THE COORD; THE ZTL CTLR STATED; 'I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO; I NEED HIM AT THE BOUNDARY AT FL250.' I DO NOT RECALL HEARING HIM STATE THIS BUT IT IS ON TAPE. I MAY HAVE BEEN DISTR BY SOMETHING ELSE. I ACKNOWLEDGED; HE TOOK THE HDOF; AND I SWITCHED THE ACFT TO HIS FREQ WITH NO FURTHER CTL INSTRUCTIONS.

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.