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ZDV controller described an airspace incursion event resulting from inappropriate point out efforts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 977981 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZDV.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types |
Narrative:
Current sector had recently combined with another sector and was busy. A partially rated d-side sat down; was briefed; and began working. A short time later an aircraft made a request for a lower altitude. The radar controller put a data block on the controller display and told the d-side to point out aircraft X descending to FL300 which was annotated in the data block. The d-side replied it was done. The r-side queried and verified the point out was done with the d-side. The answer was affirmative. The aircraft was observed descending out FL340 when the d-side asked the r-side if aircraft X was pointed out to the sector below. Realizing the miss communication; the r-side immediately called the sector below who responded he was watching the aircraft X and he was point out approved. Remind the controllers involved to use the appropriate methods for communications and point outs to include physically pointing to the radar controllers mdm as necessary to make sure they are both communicating about the correct aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDV Controller described an airspace incursion event resulting from inappropriate point out efforts.
Narrative: Current sector had recently combined with another sector and was busy. A partially rated D-Side sat down; was briefed; and began working. A short time later an aircraft made a request for a lower altitude. The RADAR Controller put a Data Block on the controller display and told the D-Side to point out Aircraft X descending to FL300 which was annotated in the Data Block. The D-Side replied it was done. The R-Side queried and verified the point out was done with the D-Side. The answer was affirmative. The aircraft was observed descending out FL340 when the D-Side asked the R-Side if Aircraft X was pointed out to the sector below. Realizing the miss communication; the R-Side immediately called the sector below who responded he was watching the Aircraft X and he was point out approved. Remind the controllers involved to use the appropriate methods for communications and point outs to include physically pointing to the RADAR controllers MDM as necessary to make sure they are both communicating about the correct aircraft.
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.