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ZLA controller working combined sectors described a confused transfer/hand off from mmzt ARTCC that resulted in the aircraft fly a considerate distance into us airspace before being positively identified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 962448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
I was working sector 21/22/30 combined. I was busy with numerous noise abatement departures off lax. Our procedure with mmzt ARTCC is that we don't manually hand off aircraft with them (automated hand offs are not available); they just terminate the aircraft and transfer communications. We then have the aircraft identify or assign a new code if required and re-identify them. A B737 checked in with me. I thought it was another aircraft off lax checking in and rogered that aircraft. There was a flight plan depicted on the uret but I was too busy to look at the uret. As I was trying to split off sector 21/22 ; sector 25 called asking who is that code approaching his boundary; at that point I tried to figure out who that aircraft was and saw the flight plan in the uret and was able to identify him. Recommendation; I believe we should be making manual hand offs with mmzt ARTCC instead of hoping they or us see the flight plan. I also believe that sector 21/22 should be split off of sector 30 earlier in the morning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLA Controller working combined sectors described a confused transfer/hand off from MMZT ARTCC that resulted in the aircraft fly a considerate distance into U.S. airspace before being positively identified.
Narrative: I was working Sector 21/22/30 combined. I was busy with numerous noise abatement departures off LAX. Our procedure with MMZT ARTCC is that we don't manually hand off aircraft with them (automated hand offs are not available); they just terminate the aircraft and transfer communications. We then have the aircraft IDENT or assign a new code if required and re-identify them. A B737 checked in with me. I thought it was another aircraft off LAX checking in and rogered that aircraft. There was a flight plan depicted on the URET but I was too busy to look at the URET. As I was trying to split off Sector 21/22 ; Sector 25 called asking who is that code approaching his boundary; at that point I tried to figure out who that aircraft was and saw the flight plan in the URET and was able to Identify him. Recommendation; I believe we should be making manual hand offs with MMZT ARTCC instead of hoping they or us see the flight plan. I also believe that Sector 21/22 should be split off of Sector 30 earlier in the morning.
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.