ZOA controller described an airspace incursion claiming the recent change in airspace with nct had l...

Narrative:

I was sitting at R45 and noticed a limited data block at FL220 at 44's western boundary coming toward my sector. I looked over at 44's scope and realized he did not have a full data block on the aircraft entering his airspace; so I brought his attention to the limited data block; a few seconds later when the aircraft was one to two miles inside his airspace; 32 pvded the aircraft onto his scope and called with a point out. This happened because sector 29/32 now has a shelf since we assumed nct's airspace FL200 to 230 requiring 29/32 to make many more new point outs running into the side of sector 44. Recommendation; number 1 give nct back the airspace so there are not three ZOA sectors with major shelves. Number 2 redesign many of ZOA's sectors to eliminate this shelf that runs through three busy sectors. Number 3 increase staffing so there can be d-sides and a third person to make sure these additional duties are accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOA Controller described an airspace incursion claiming the recent change in airspace with NCT had left several ZOA sectors with multiple shelves increasing workload and confusion.

Narrative: I was sitting at R45 and noticed a limited data block at FL220 at 44's western boundary coming toward my sector. I looked over at 44's scope and realized he did not have a full data block on the aircraft entering his airspace; so I brought his attention to the limited data block; a few seconds later when the aircraft was one to two miles inside his airspace; 32 PVDed the aircraft onto his scope and called with a point out. This happened because Sector 29/32 now has a shelf since we assumed NCT's airspace FL200 to 230 requiring 29/32 to make many more new point outs running into the side of Sector 44. Recommendation; number 1 give NCT back the airspace so there are not three ZOA sectors with major shelves. Number 2 redesign many of ZOA's sectors to eliminate this shelf that runs through three busy sectors. Number 3 increase staffing so there can be D-Sides and a third person to make sure these additional duties are accomplished.

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	957239
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZOA.ARTCC
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
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

ZOA controller described an airspace incursion claiming the recent change in airspace with nct had left several ZOA sectors with multiple shelves increasing workload and confusion.