<< >> NASA ASRS Report 907361, September 2010

ZDC controller described an airspace incursion when he/she was not notified of military airspace activation.

Attributes
ACN	907361
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZDC.ARTCC
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types

Narrative:

An air carrier was southwest bound via direct mol at FL200. I was unaware that the guard dog airspace was active. When the air carrier entered my airspace; I climbed the aircraft through guard dog. Recommendation; have the supervisor notify all affected sectors when military airspace goes active.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC Controller described an airspace incursion when he/she was not notified of military airspace activation.

Narrative: An Air Carrier was southwest bound via direct MOL at FL200. I was unaware that the Guard Dog airspace was active. When the Air Carrier entered my airspace; I climbed the aircraft through Guard Dog. Recommendation; have the supervisor notify all affected sectors when military airspace goes active.

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.