ZLA ARTCC front line manager reported that an aircraft was given a heading which took it towards hig...

Narrative:

Aircraft X departure from runway 3 at vcv. Departure release included right turn direct fix on flight plan. This turn took the aircraft toward highest terrain in immediate vicinity which is displayed on radar.the incident occurred a week ago. A controller at that tower reported it to an flm at my facility 2 days later. That flm (front line manager) filed a report two days ago with incorrect time. I was made aware of the incident via report but saw nothing when I reviewed. Later; I was told the correct time from our staff support specialist and reviewed the incident. It does look like a safety issue but I didn't become aware of it for a week after the event. The ATCT controller kept the information for 2 days. The flm here kept the information for [a few more] days. Timely reporting not accomplished. I will inform the controller of the event and provide opportunity to report when he reports for duty today. The flm from our facility has already prepared a briefing package for correcting the safety event in the future; but my employee hasn't even been informed yet. I feel this is being treated in a punitive rather than safety enhancing manner. This is not a just culture.report safety events as soon as practical rather than conducting detailed analysis and corrective action plan prior to reporting the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZLA ARTCC Front Line Manager reported that an aircraft was given a heading which took it towards high terrain; and also reported that the FLM was unaware of the incident until a week later.

Narrative: Aircraft X departure from Runway 3 at VCV. Departure release included right turn direct fix on flight plan. This turn took the aircraft toward highest terrain in immediate vicinity which is displayed on radar.The incident occurred a week ago. A Controller at that Tower reported it to an FLM at my facility 2 days later. That FLM (Front Line Manager) filed a report two days ago with incorrect time. I was made aware of the incident via report but saw nothing when I reviewed. Later; I was told the correct time from our Staff Support Specialist and reviewed the incident. It does look like a safety issue but I didn't become aware of it for a week after the event. The ATCT controller kept the information for 2 days. The FLM here kept the information for [a few more] days. Timely reporting not accomplished. I will inform the Controller of the event and provide opportunity to report when he reports for duty today. The FLM from our facility has already prepared a briefing package for correcting the safety event in the future; but my employee hasn't even been informed yet. I feel this is being treated in a punitive rather than safety enhancing manner. This is not a just culture.Report safety events as soon as practical rather than conducting detailed analysis and corrective action plan prior to reporting the event.

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Attributes
ACN	1628806
Time
Date	201903
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZLA.ARTCC
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 14
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

ZLA ARTCC front line manager reported that an aircraft was given a heading which took it towards high terrain; and also reported that the flm was unaware of the incident until a week later.