Narrative:

At X00 pm local time, WX began to quickly develop in the sector. Multiple deviations westbound forced most aircraft into the next sector to the south. Apparently, these deviations caused some increased traffic saturation in the ZDC area marlinton high sector. As traffic continued to increase, this marlinton sector (west/O any verbal coordination) opted to just ignore handoffs or attempted communication to help alleviate whatever may have been impacting their area. Consequently, 2 aircraft under my control continued on their own deviation headings into this sector west/O proper handoff being accomplished. Numerous attempts by me to reverse their courses back into my airspace were unsuccessful due to pilot prerogative not to turn into any WX phenomenon. Also, the radar land-line come system was already in use by the sector adjacent to me trying to inquire as to why there was no previous coordination, and also discussing control clrncs necessary to provide sep to aircraft which had already penetrated this marlinton sector as well (which in fact did result in a sep error). Steps which may have eliminated this situation include, primarily, the acknowledgement by the supervisor in charge, of the fact that this scenario was unfolding as relayed to him by a controller observing the multiple rertes as he received the 'remove strip' messages on flts normally traversing through his sector. Also, a more active observance of flow control by ZDC's/ZID's traffic management units could have helped alleviate this with miles in trail restrictions and rertes around these very busy sectors, since this was at a time of moderate or greater traffic, anyway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ALLOWED AN AFT TO ENTER THE ADJACENT ARTCC'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT PROPER COORD.

Narrative: AT X00 PM LCL TIME, WX BEGAN TO QUICKLY DEVELOP IN THE SECTOR. MULTIPLE DEVIATIONS WBND FORCED MOST ACFT INTO THE NEXT SECTOR TO THE S. APPARENTLY, THESE DEVIATIONS CAUSED SOME INCREASED TFC SATURATION IN THE ZDC AREA MARLINTON HIGH SECTOR. AS TFC CONTINUED TO INCREASE, THIS MARLINTON SECTOR (W/O ANY VERBAL COORD) OPTED TO JUST IGNORE HDOFS OR ATTEMPTED COM TO HELP ALLEVIATE WHATEVER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTING THEIR AREA. CONSEQUENTLY, 2 ACFT UNDER MY CTL CONTINUED ON THEIR OWN DEVIATION HDGS INTO THIS SECTOR W/O PROPER HDOF BEING ACCOMPLISHED. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY ME TO REVERSE THEIR COURSES BACK INTO MY AIRSPACE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO PLT PREROGATIVE NOT TO TURN INTO ANY WX PHENOMENON. ALSO, THE RADAR LAND-LINE COME SYSTEM WAS ALREADY IN USE BY THE SECTOR ADJACENT TO ME TRYING TO INQUIRE AS TO WHY THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS COORD, AND ALSO DISCUSSING CTL CLRNCS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SEP TO ACFT WHICH HAD ALREADY PENETRATED THIS MARLINTON SECTOR AS WELL (WHICH IN FACT DID RESULT IN A SEP ERROR). STEPS WHICH MAY HAVE ELIMINATED THIS SITUATION INCLUDE, PRIMARILY, THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE SUPVR IN CHARGE, OF THE FACT THAT THIS SCENARIO WAS UNFOLDING AS RELAYED TO HIM BY A CTLR OBSERVING THE MULTIPLE RERTES AS HE RECEIVED THE 'REMOVE STRIP' MESSAGES ON FLTS NORMALLY TRAVERSING THROUGH HIS SECTOR. ALSO, A MORE ACTIVE OBSERVANCE OF FLOW CTL BY ZDC'S/ZID'S TFC MGMNT UNITS COULD HAVE HELPED ALLEVIATE THIS WITH MILES IN TRAIL RESTRICTIONS AND RERTES AROUND THESE VERY BUSY SECTORS, SINCE THIS WAS AT A TIME OF MODERATE OR GREATER TFC, ANYWAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.