ZME controller described a failed automated hand off event between ZME and ZTL.

Narrative:

I was working an aircraft that was on an acquired track; climbing from ZME airspace to ZTL airspace and appeared to have handed off to ZTL; but was not the case and the aircraft entered ZTL airspace. The aircraft automation failed from ZME to ZTL with no notification or failed track to let me know that no hand off occurred. ZTL called to ask about the aircraft and said that they had been watching. Recommendation; evaluate the automation between ZME and ZTL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZME Controller described a failed automated hand off event between ZME and ZTL.

Narrative: I was working an aircraft that was on an acquired track; climbing from ZME airspace to ZTL airspace and appeared to have handed off to ZTL; but was not the case and the aircraft entered ZTL airspace. The aircraft automation failed from ZME to ZTL with no notification or failed track to let me know that no hand off occurred. ZTL called to ask about the aircraft and said that they had been watching. Recommendation; evaluate the automation between ZME and ZTL.

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.

Attributes
ACN	947238
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZME.ARTCC
State Reference	TN
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy