Narrative:

Air carrier X was northbound from ilm to the ny area. We gave him direct orf, cutting the corner through west 122, which we showed as inactive. Giant killer called to ask who aircraft was and what he was doing in west 122. We told them and I said we showed the area as cold. Giant killer said the area had been released to them at 0000Z, and they had fgt's in west 122 and pointed them out to me. One was only 10 mi east of air carrier X. We turned the aircraft away from west 122 to the west. The area supervisor was told of situation. We considered west 122 hot ufa. 2 hours later area supervisor still wasn't sure of status of west 122.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR VIOLATED W122 WHILE THE WARNING AREA WAS HOT. SITUATION ZDC PROC FOR SHOWING THE WARNING IS IN USE AND INTRAFAC COORD TO THE APPROPRIATE SECTORS. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: ACR X WAS NBOUND FROM ILM TO THE NY AREA. WE GAVE HIM DIRECT ORF, CUTTING THE CORNER THROUGH W 122, WHICH WE SHOWED AS INACTIVE. GIANT KILLER CALLED TO ASK WHO ACFT WAS AND WHAT HE WAS DOING IN W 122. WE TOLD THEM AND I SAID WE SHOWED THE AREA AS COLD. GIANT KILLER SAID THE AREA HAD BEEN RELEASED TO THEM AT 0000Z, AND THEY HAD FGT'S IN W 122 AND POINTED THEM OUT TO ME. ONE WAS ONLY 10 MI E OF ACR X. WE TURNED THE ACFT AWAY FROM W 122 TO THE W. THE AREA SUPVR WAS TOLD OF SITUATION. WE CONSIDERED W 122 HOT UFA. 2 HRS LATER AREA SUPVR STILL WASN'T SURE OF STATUS OF W 122.

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.