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Attributes | |
ACN | 1741998 |
Time | |
Date | 202005 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
State Reference | US |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Enroute |
Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 10 |
Events | |
Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Working [3 sectors] combined. Had a brief period where volume/complexity exploded. This aircraft was a ZZZ arrival from the west. We pointed out the aircraft to ZZZ1 approach to get him away from ZZZ2; where all the conflicts were. I later observed the aircraft 5-10 miles inside ZZZ3 approach airspace without a handoff.aside from just the bump in traffic level; the frequency congestion was horrible. Center has been worse than normal during the pandemic in complying with the LOA. We are getting ZZZ4 area landers above FL300. Also; aircraft had been auto-flashing to ZZZ3 above FL240 all day because flight data (or whoever) didn't run the text file to turn off zzzzz intersection the last time it was active. We had no supervisor and nobody was answering flight data. As a result I had dis-inhibited the auto-flash to ZZZ3.I really wish we could use cross coupling where available to eliminate pilots stepping on each other.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Center Controller reported working 3 sectors combined during the COVID-19 pandemic and did not point out an aircraft resulting in an airspace violation.
Narrative: Working [3 sectors] combined. Had a brief period where volume/complexity exploded. This aircraft was a ZZZ arrival from the west. We pointed out the aircraft to ZZZ1 approach to get him away from ZZZ2; where all the conflicts were. I later observed the aircraft 5-10 miles inside ZZZ3 approach airspace without a handoff.Aside from just the bump in traffic level; the frequency congestion was horrible. Center has been worse than normal during the pandemic in complying with the LOA. We are getting ZZZ4 area landers above FL300. Also; aircraft had been auto-flashing to ZZZ3 above FL240 all day because flight data (or whoever) didn't run the text file to turn off ZZZZZ Intersection the last time it was active. We had no Supervisor and nobody was answering flight data. As a result I had dis-inhibited the auto-flash to ZZZ3.I really wish we could use cross coupling where available to eliminate pilots stepping on each other.
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