<< >> NASA ASRS Report 859340, November 2009

ZAB controller described operational deviation when they failed to insure proper point outs were accomplished to adjacent sectors.

Attributes
ACN	859340
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZAB.ARTCC
State Reference	NM
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Had air carrier X at FL330 eastbound. Hand off of air carrier X to second yy and shipped to second yy. Air carrier X never was going to enter second yy airspace. Second yy never initiates hand-off to second zz in which air carrier X would go through. Air carrier X traversed second zz without a hand-off or point out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZAB Controller described operational deviation when they failed to insure proper point outs were accomplished to adjacent sectors.

Narrative: Had ACR X at FL330 eastbound. Hand off of ACR X to SEC YY and shipped to SEC YY. ACR X never was going to enter SEC YY airspace. SEC YY never initiates hand-off to SEC ZZ in which ACR X would go through. ACR X traversed SEC ZZ without a hand-off or point out.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.