Cyyz ARTCC controller failed to hand off air carrier X prior to entering ZOB airspace. Operational d...

Attributes
ACN	119794
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yyz
State Reference	ON
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16500 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob artcc : cyyz tracon : bgr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : cyyz
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	119794
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
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:

Air carrier X from toronto, canada (yyz) to kingston jamaica (mkjp), crossed the cleveland ARTCC buffalo sector boundary climbing through 16,500 to FL230. No handoff had been initiated by the toronto center controller. I was the buffalo sector controller. I advised the toronto controller of the error. By the time the aircraft was positively identified, the aircraft was 15 mi within my airspace. None of the aircraft I was working, at the time, were an immediate factor with the air carrier X aircraft. A possible cause of the error was the high traffic density and complexity being worked by both the toronto and cleveland center controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CYYZ ARTCC CTLR FAILED TO HAND OFF ACR X PRIOR TO ENTERING ZOB AIRSPACE. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: ACR X FROM TORONTO, CANADA (YYZ) TO KINGSTON JAMAICA (MKJP), CROSSED THE CLEVELAND ARTCC BUFFALO SECTOR BOUNDARY CLIMBING THROUGH 16,500 TO FL230. NO HANDOFF HAD BEEN INITIATED BY THE TORONTO CENTER CTLR. I WAS THE BUFFALO SECTOR CTLR. I ADVISED THE TORONTO CTLR OF THE ERROR. BY THE TIME THE ACFT WAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED, THE ACFT WAS 15 MI WITHIN MY AIRSPACE. NONE OF THE ACFT I WAS WORKING, AT THE TIME, WERE AN IMMEDIATE FACTOR WITH THE ACR X ACFT. A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ERROR WAS THE HIGH TFC DENSITY AND COMPLEXITY BEING WORKED BY BOTH THE TORONTO AND CLEVELAND CENTER CTLR.

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.

Cyyz ARTCC controller failed to hand off air carrier X prior to entering ZOB airspace. Operational deviation.