Air carrier was climbed to an altitude into another controller's airspace without prior coordination...

Attributes
ACN	119262
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	119262
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4250 flight time type : 360
ASRS Report	119263
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

First officer was flying and captain was working the radios and setting up the mode control panel. Dca clearance delivery gave us an initial altitude of 5000'. After takeoff on runway 36, we were cleared to 9000', then to 17,000' and asked to expedite through 11,000'. Called when through 11,000 and shortly thereafter cleared to dulles departure. On initial contact, we were cleared to FL210. New altitude read back and set in MCP. Leveled at FL210 and very shortly given frequency change to ZDC. Checked in at FL210 and given clearance to FL330. During climb ZDC asked who had cleared us to FL210. I described the sequence of altitudes increases and that dulles departure had provided clearance to FL210. ZDC said that dulles departure should not have done this since they own the altitude to 17,000'. Nothing more was said and there were no conflicts with other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WAS CLIMBED TO AN ALT INTO ANOTHER CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT PRIOR COORD.

Narrative: F/O WAS FLYING AND CAPT WAS WORKING THE RADIOS AND SETTING UP THE MODE CONTROL PANEL. DCA CLRNC DELIVERY GAVE US AN INITIAL ALT OF 5000'. AFTER TKOF ON RWY 36, WE WERE CLRED TO 9000', THEN TO 17,000' AND ASKED TO EXPEDITE THROUGH 11,000'. CALLED WHEN THROUGH 11,000 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER CLRED TO DULLES DEP. ON INITIAL CONTACT, WE WERE CLRED TO FL210. NEW ALT READ BACK AND SET IN MCP. LEVELED AT FL210 AND VERY SHORTLY GIVEN FREQ CHANGE TO ZDC. CHECKED IN AT FL210 AND GIVEN CLRNC TO FL330. DURING CLIMB ZDC ASKED WHO HAD CLRED US TO FL210. I DESCRIBED THE SEQUENCE OF ALTS INCREASES AND THAT DULLES DEP HAD PROVIDED CLRNC TO FL210. ZDC SAID THAT DULLES DEP SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS SINCE THEY OWN THE ALT TO 17,000'. NOTHING MORE WAS SAID AND THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ACFT.

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.