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A center controller reported that the adjacent center sector was handing off an aircraft below the minimum enroute altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1585577 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Airway V8 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was in the adjacent center airspace. A radar site was out of service so all aircraft at or below 23000 feet were to be on non-radar routing. The radar controller noticed that aircraft X was flashing MSAW (minimum safe altitude warning) at 11000 feet and below the MEA (minimum enroute altitude) which was 12300 feet. He called the controller at the adjacent sector and asked if the aircraft was climbing. The controller seemed unaware that the airplane was below the MEA and said he would take care of it. He proceeded to climb the aircraft to 13000 feet. The controller should know the MEA in their sector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Center Controller reported that the adjacent Center Sector was handing off an aircraft below the Minimum Enroute Altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X was in the adjacent Center airspace. A radar site was out of service so all aircraft at or below 23000 feet were to be on non-radar routing. The Radar Controller noticed that Aircraft X was flashing MSAW (Minimum Safe Altitude Warning) at 11000 feet and below the MEA (Minimum Enroute Altitude) which was 12300 feet. He called the controller at the adjacent sector and asked if the aircraft was climbing. The controller seemed unaware that the airplane was below the MEA and said he would take care of it. He proceeded to climb the aircraft to 13000 feet. The controller should know the MEA in their sector.
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.