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ZMP center controller reported observing an aircraft descending through his airspace to a different altitude than what was coordinated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1387605 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I was working sector 39 radar. ZKC was handing aircraft X to me descending to 24000 feet landing oma. The ZKC controller called me and told me the aircraft was descending to 24000 feet but wanted to descend lower due to weather. He explained that he coordinated with his low altitude sector and they released down to 20000 feet because they had traffic. I told the ZKC controller; 'point out approved'; and explained to him that I would take the hand off; hand off aircraft X at my low altitude sector and forward that aircraft X was approved for descent to 20000 feet. I did as I said; and noticed that 110 feet was put in the data block by the ZMP low altitude sector. The aircraft descended below 20000 feet before crossing the ZMP/ZKC boundary. The controller that was working the ZMP low sector is known as a person who doesn't follow rules. In my opinion he maliciously descended the aircraft without approval from the ZKC controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP Center Controller reported observing an aircraft descending through his airspace to a different altitude than what was coordinated.
Narrative: I was working Sector 39 Radar. ZKC was handing Aircraft X to me descending to 24000 feet landing OMA. The ZKC controller called me and told me the aircraft was descending to 24000 feet but wanted to descend lower due to weather. He explained that he coordinated with his low altitude sector and they released down to 20000 feet because they had traffic. I told the ZKC controller; 'Point out approved'; and explained to him that I would take the hand off; hand off Aircraft X at my low altitude sector and forward that Aircraft X was approved for descent to 20000 feet. I did as I said; and noticed that 110 feet was put in the data block by the ZMP low altitude sector. The aircraft descended below 20000 feet before crossing the ZMP/ZKC boundary. The controller that was working the ZMP low sector is known as a person who doesn't follow rules. In my opinion he maliciously descended the aircraft without approval from the ZKC controller.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.