Air carrier penetrated adjacent airspace without handoff or pointout.

Attributes
ACN	109990
Time
Date	198903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : phl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	109990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working combined positions ending the midnight shift at the woodstown sector. I had 5 aircraft in the air and coordinating clrncs with satellite towers on another line. I radar idented air carrier X and gave instructions to climb and proceed via ptw VOR flight plan route. The aircraft transponder was not observed at the initial radar identify phase of flight. Normally transponder at phl does not acquire until the aircraft leaves 700'. I assumed the transponder would acquire and eventually was distracted coordinated elsewhere. Shortly after this occurred I was relieved and I left out the air carrier in my relief briefing to the controller taking the position. When the facility sectors/satellite towers are operating, it's quite distracting and I feel I was distracted with non control duties to the point I was unable to pay 100% attention to my traffic. I was also fatigued from working my third midnight shift.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PENETRATED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT HANDOFF OR POINTOUT.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING COMBINED POSITIONS ENDING THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT AT THE WOODSTOWN SECTOR. I HAD 5 ACFT IN THE AIR AND COORDINATING CLRNCS WITH SATELLITE TWRS ON ANOTHER LINE. I RADAR IDENTED ACR X AND GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB AND PROCEED VIA PTW VOR FLT PLAN ROUTE. THE ACFT XPONDER WAS NOT OBSERVED AT THE INITIAL RADAR IDENT PHASE OF FLT. NORMALLY XPONDER AT PHL DOES NOT ACQUIRE UNTIL THE ACFT LEAVES 700'. I ASSUMED THE XPONDER WOULD ACQUIRE AND EVENTUALLY WAS DISTRACTED COORDINATED ELSEWHERE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS OCCURRED I WAS RELIEVED AND I LEFT OUT THE ACR IN MY RELIEF BRIEFING TO THE CTLR TAKING THE POS. WHEN THE FAC SECTORS/SATELLITE TWRS ARE OPERATING, IT'S QUITE DISTRACTING AND I FEEL I WAS DISTRACTED WITH NON CTL DUTIES TO THE POINT I WAS UNABLE TO PAY 100% ATTN TO MY TFC. I WAS ALSO FATIGUED FROM WORKING MY THIRD MIDNIGHT SHIFT.

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.