Aircraft penetrated adjacent sector airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	116716
Time
Date	198907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ekr
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	116716
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working high altitude (FL240 and above) sector 3. Sector 14 is adjacent to the north. I noticed a limited data block of an aircraft southbound at FL240 on the sector 3/14 boundary. I brought up a full data block as the aircraft entered sector 3's airspace. I instructed my d-side controller to call sector 14 and inquire about the aircraft. He did and a handoff was accomplished. The handoff was accomplished only after the aircraft was 9 mi inside sector 3's airspace. The aircraft did not conflict with any other aircraft or terrain and safety was not jeopardized. It was determined that the sector 14 radar controller had made an error due to distraction of a heavy workload in the sector. The sector 14 controller's supervisor took action to correct his mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT SECTOR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING HIGH ALT (FL240 AND ABOVE) SECTOR 3. SECTOR 14 IS ADJACENT TO THE N. I NOTICED A LIMITED DATA BLOCK OF AN ACFT SBND AT FL240 ON THE SECTOR 3/14 BOUNDARY. I BROUGHT UP A FULL DATA BLOCK AS THE ACFT ENTERED SECTOR 3'S AIRSPACE. I INSTRUCTED MY D-SIDE CTLR TO CALL SECTOR 14 AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE ACFT. HE DID AND A HANDOFF WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE HANDOFF WAS ACCOMPLISHED ONLY AFTER THE ACFT WAS 9 MI INSIDE SECTOR 3'S AIRSPACE. THE ACFT DID NOT CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT OR TERRAIN AND SAFETY WAS NOT JEOPARDIZED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SECTOR 14 RADAR CTLR HAD MADE AN ERROR DUE TO DISTR OF A HEAVY WORKLOAD IN THE SECTOR. THE SECTOR 14 CTLR'S SUPVR TOOK ACTION TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE.

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.