Enroute and TRACON controllers described a failed coordination event during OJT at the terminal; the...

Narrative:

Approach control (A11) called my sector and apreq'd a B747 on a heading of 300; which I approved. The r-side took the hand off on the B747 who appeared to be on a heading of 325. We were waiting to talk to the aircraft that was at the center/approach control boundary. I called approach and asked the controller to verify the heading they assigned the B747 was 300. The controller said it was and asked why. I responded that the B747 appeared to be on more of a 325 heading and was pointed straight at a nearby airport's airspace as well as inbound traffic. After talking with the approach controller; the B747 called my sector checking in on a 320 heading. The r-side verified with the B747 that approach assigned a 320 heading. The aircraft responded that was their last assigned heading. Controllers should be more diligent about assigning aircraft the properly coordinated headings/altitudes/routes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Enroute and TRACON Controllers described a failed coordination event during OJT at the terminal; the reporters noting more care should be taken with regard to controller experienced level during skill checks and OJT time periods.

Narrative: Approach Control (A11) called my Sector and APREQ'd a B747 on a heading of 300; which I approved. The R-Side took the hand off on the B747 who appeared to be on a heading of 325. We were waiting to talk to the aircraft that was at the Center/Approach Control boundary. I called Approach and asked the Controller to verify the heading they assigned the B747 was 300. The Controller said it was and asked why. I responded that the B747 appeared to be on more of a 325 heading and was pointed straight at a nearby airport's airspace as well as inbound traffic. After talking with the Approach Controller; the B747 called my Sector checking in on a 320 heading. The R-Side verified with the B747 that Approach assigned a 320 heading. The aircraft responded that was their last assigned heading. Controllers should be more diligent about assigning aircraft the properly coordinated headings/altitudes/routes.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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	989616
Time
Date	201201
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Person 2
Function	Approach Trainee Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Developmental
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Enroute and TRACON controllers described a failed coordination event during OJT at the terminal; the reporters noting more care should be taken with regard to controller experienced level during skill checks and OJT time periods.