ZOB controller experienced operational deviation when flow control measures altered the normal opera...

Attributes
ACN	747169
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lfd.vor
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 10 controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	747169
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
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:

Due to flow control initiatives; normally south departures were departing detroit to the west. Air carrier X was requesting FL320. I had traffic at FL230; so the jackson sector gave him climbing to FL220 on a heading for pxv. Once clear of traffic; I pointed air carrier X out to sector 28 and sector 7; took out the interim altitude; climbed to FL320 and flashed to ZAU at G88; the keeler controller wasn't taking the flash; so I shouted over the line for the handoff. The keeler controller finally took the handoff and I switched frequencys. Because of the flow control issues; we worked this aircraft using procedures we otherwise wouldn't use. Aircraft are usually capped at FL220 departing detroit to the west; then turning southwest. On the occasion that we would work somebody requesting higher; the procedure before ord modernization plan would have been to coordination and flash the handoff to the keeler sector. Since the ord modernization plan went into effect on mar/xa/07; this situation hasn't occurred with me; and today's incident was an oversight. Events such as this could be prevented in the future with better training when new airspace goes into effect. We had a mass briefing several weeks before the airspace was activated; and no map study time was allotted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV WHEN FLOW CTL MEASURES ALTERED THE NORMAL OPS RESULTING IN A LATE HDOF TO AN ADJACENT SECTOR.

Narrative: DUE TO FLOW CTL INITIATIVES; NORMALLY S DEPS WERE DEPARTING DETROIT TO THE W. ACR X WAS REQUESTING FL320. I HAD TFC AT FL230; SO THE JACKSON SECTOR GAVE HIM CLBING TO FL220 ON A HDG FOR PXV. ONCE CLR OF TFC; I POINTED ACR X OUT TO SECTOR 28 AND SECTOR 7; TOOK OUT THE INTERIM ALT; CLBED TO FL320 AND FLASHED TO ZAU AT G88; THE KEELER CTLR WASN'T TAKING THE FLASH; SO I SHOUTED OVER THE LINE FOR THE HDOF. THE KEELER CTLR FINALLY TOOK THE HDOF AND I SWITCHED FREQS. BECAUSE OF THE FLOW CTL ISSUES; WE WORKED THIS ACFT USING PROCS WE OTHERWISE WOULDN'T USE. ACFT ARE USUALLY CAPPED AT FL220 DEPARTING DETROIT TO THE W; THEN TURNING SW. ON THE OCCASION THAT WE WOULD WORK SOMEBODY REQUESTING HIGHER; THE PROC BEFORE ORD MODERNIZATION PLAN WOULD HAVE BEEN TO COORD AND FLASH THE HDOF TO THE KEELER SECTOR. SINCE THE ORD MODERNIZATION PLAN WENT INTO EFFECT ON MAR/XA/07; THIS SITUATION HASN'T OCCURRED WITH ME; AND TODAY'S INCIDENT WAS AN OVERSIGHT. EVENTS SUCH AS THIS COULD BE PREVENTED IN THE FUTURE WITH BETTER TRAINING WHEN NEW AIRSPACE GOES INTO EFFECT. WE HAD A MASS BRIEFING SEVERAL WKS BEFORE THE AIRSPACE WAS ACTIVATED; AND NO MAP STUDY TIME WAS ALLOTTED.

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.

ZOB controller experienced operational deviation when flow control measures altered the normal operations resulting in a late handoff to an adjacent sector.