Air carrier X uncoordinated airspace penetration. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	214833
Time
Date	199207
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse tracon : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	214833
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X entered sea approach airspace without a handoff or coordination. Supervisor notified immediately, no action taken. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated FAA supervisors, after being informed of a possible operational deviation or operational error, are not relieving the controller to investigate the incident which is against FAA headquarters policy. Reporter stated supervisor called ZSE supervisor and told them to be sure aircraft are radar handoff prior to entering TRACON airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X UNCOORDINATED AIRSPACE PENETRATION. OPDEV.

Narrative: ACR X ENTERED SEA APCH AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF OR COORD. SUPVR NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY, NO ACTION TAKEN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED FAA SUPVRS, AFTER BEING INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE OPDEV OR OPERROR, ARE NOT RELIEVING THE CTLR TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT WHICH IS AGAINST FAA HEADQUARTERS POLICY. RPTR STATED SUPVR CALLED ZSE SUPVR AND TOLD THEM TO BE SURE ACFT ARE RADAR HDOF PRIOR TO ENTERING TRACON AIRSPACE.

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.