Narrative:

Apparently I failed to provide a radar handoff or xfer communication to the next sector on a MTR. Although I don't base xfer on the automatic handoff feature, it should work on all on-course flts, not be inhibited on aircraft on pars. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter had just finished a heavy traffic period and had let the data and handoff controllers go from the position. Aircraft was off scope and automatic handoff had not been activated. Reporter says that controllers in his area don't inhibit the automatic handoff feature, but it apparently was inhibited or the aircraft was too far off course for the computer to activate it. Reporter error admitted. Also maintenance said computer readout showed he had tried to drop the data block several times prior ot the aircraft entering the adjacent sector. Type of aircraft was an mlt, and reporter working combined position operation. Radar and radio coverage in this area of J165 poor according to reporter.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ALLOWED AN MLT TO ENTER ADJACENT SECTOR AIRSPACE WITHOUT HANDOFF OR FREQ CHANGE.

Narrative: APPARENTLY I FAILED TO PROVIDE A RADAR HDOF OR XFER COM TO THE NEXT SECTOR ON A MTR. ALTHOUGH I DON'T BASE XFER ON THE AUTOMATIC HDOF FEATURE, IT SHOULD WORK ON ALL ON-COURSE FLTS, NOT BE INHIBITED ON ACFT ON PARS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR HAD JUST FINISHED A HEAVY TFC PERIOD AND HAD LET THE DATA AND HDOF CTLRS GO FROM THE POS. ACFT WAS OFF SCOPE AND AUTO HDOF HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. RPTR SAYS THAT CTLRS IN HIS AREA DON'T INHIBIT THE AUTO HDOF FEATURE, BUT IT APPARENTLY WAS INHIBITED OR THE ACFT WAS TOO FAR OFF COURSE FOR THE COMPUTER TO ACTIVATE IT. RPTR ERROR ADMITTED. ALSO MAINT SAID COMPUTER READOUT SHOWED HE HAD TRIED TO DROP THE DATA BLOCK SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR OT THE ACFT ENTERING THE ADJACENT SECTOR. TYPE OF ACFT WAS AN MLT, AND RPTR WORKING COMBINED POS OPERATION. RADAR AND RADIO COVERAGE IN THIS AREA OF J165 POOR ACCORDING TO RPTR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.