ZOB controller described an airspace infraction when realizing; after the fact; that an aircraft the...

Attributes
ACN	982918
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZOB.ARTCC
State Reference	OH
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
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	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types

Narrative:

I was working the ckb sector; which works aircraft FL310 through FL350. Often this sector is combined with the sector above; ray which is FL360 and above. I had only been working for about 10 minutes. Gea flashed to hand off on an E145; at FL370; to me at ckb sector. I took the hand off; forgetting I was not combined with ray. Gea switched the aircraft to my frequency and it wasn't until the aircraft was about 10 miles into my airspace that I realized the aircraft should be being worked by ray and on that frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB Controller described an airspace infraction when realizing; after the fact; that an aircraft they were handling was in fact in another controllers airspace.

Narrative: I was working the CKB Sector; which works aircraft FL310 through FL350. Often this sector is combined with the sector above; RAY which is FL360 and above. I had only been working for about 10 minutes. GEA flashed to hand off on an E145; at FL370; to me at CKB Sector. I took the hand off; forgetting I was not combined with RAY. GEA switched the aircraft to my frequency and it wasn't until the aircraft was about 10 miles into my airspace that I realized the aircraft should be being worked by RAY and on that frequency.

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.

ZOB controller described an airspace infraction when realizing; after the fact; that an aircraft they were handling was in fact in another controllers airspace.