Narrative:

I was training on R28/39. Air carrier X was nebnd at FL290. I handed the aircraft off to sector 8, forgetting that the shelf of my airspace did not go all the way across at FL310. The aircraft was shipped to sector 8, and was involved in an error when the sector 31 descended air carrier Y landing slc. I had 24 hours training on the sector and was not familiar enough with working with a shelf to catch my mistake. The training involved was fpl xtraining. I've been an fpl 11 months. I have felt a lot of pressure from both supervisors and peers to check out on these new sectors at minimum hours. The 24 hours I have is an almost unheard of luxury during this resectorization. I felt that I was close to ready to sign off on the sector, but I was still a little uncomfortable. The more time spent on a sector, the more familiar one gets with airspace, procedures, and traffic flows. I feel our management is doing controllers a disservice by pressuring them to accept responsibility for sectors they are not fully prepared for. I'm glad I relied on my judgement instead of theirs. I'm just including these comments because I don't believe I'll be the last to have an error as a result of this expedited xtraining. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter stated she made radar handoff to wrong sector. Instrument controller was socializing and did not catch the error. Wrong sector only had a limited data block on air carrier X and descended air carrier Y through air carrier X altitude. Sep was 3/5 horizontal and 500' vertical. Reporter experience: 1 yr radar, 3 yrs, non-radar. Reporter is an fpl and was xtraining on a new sector. Supplemental information from acn 162104. I was provided OJT on second 28 when trnee handed air carrier X to sector 08, I did not notice that sector 31 was not advised.

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Title: ACR X HAD LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION FROM ACR Y. SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS TRAINING ON R28/39. ACR X WAS NEBND AT FL290. I HANDED THE ACFT OFF TO SECTOR 8, FORGETTING THAT THE SHELF OF MY AIRSPACE DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS AT FL310. THE ACFT WAS SHIPPED TO SECTOR 8, AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ERROR WHEN THE SECTOR 31 DSNDED ACR Y LNDG SLC. I HAD 24 HRS TRAINING ON THE SECTOR AND WAS NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH WORKING WITH A SHELF TO CATCH MY MISTAKE. THE TRAINING INVOLVED WAS FPL XTRAINING. I'VE BEEN AN FPL 11 MONTHS. I HAVE FELT A LOT OF PRESSURE FROM BOTH SUPVRS AND PEERS TO CHK OUT ON THESE NEW SECTORS AT MINIMUM HRS. THE 24 HRS I HAVE IS AN ALMOST UNHEARD OF LUXURY DURING THIS RESECTORIZATION. I FELT THAT I WAS CLOSE TO READY TO SIGN OFF ON THE SECTOR, BUT I WAS STILL A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE. THE MORE TIME SPENT ON A SECTOR, THE MORE FAMILIAR ONE GETS WITH AIRSPACE, PROCS, AND TFC FLOWS. I FEEL OUR MGMNT IS DOING CTLRS A DISSERVICE BY PRESSURING THEM TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECTORS THEY ARE NOT FULLY PREPARED FOR. I'M GLAD I RELIED ON MY JUDGEMENT INSTEAD OF THEIRS. I'M JUST INCLUDING THESE COMMENTS BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL BE THE LAST TO HAVE AN ERROR AS A RESULT OF THIS EXPEDITED XTRAINING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATED SHE MADE RADAR HDOF TO WRONG SECTOR. INSTR CTLR WAS SOCIALIZING AND DID NOT CATCH THE ERROR. WRONG SECTOR ONLY HAD A LIMITED DATA BLOCK ON ACR X AND DSNDED ACR Y THROUGH ACR X ALT. SEP WAS 3/5 HORIZ AND 500' VERT. RPTR EXPERIENCE: 1 YR RADAR, 3 YRS, NON-RADAR. RPTR IS AN FPL AND WAS XTRAINING ON A NEW SECTOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 162104. I WAS PROVIDED OJT ON SEC 28 WHEN TRNEE HANDED ACR X TO SECTOR 08, I DID NOT NOTICE THAT SECTOR 31 WAS NOT ADVISED.

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.