Narrative:

Working the radar associate position at sector 5 at ZBW I alerted R05 to the proximity of aircraft X from the sector boundary (15 mi, 16000 ft). R05 took corrective action. I returned to multiple ATC duties. I next noticed aircraft X approaching the ZNY boundary. I again alerted the R05 controller and immediately called ZNY to pointout the aircraft. ZNY was calling me simultaneously with a point out of traffic they had at 16000 ft. The R05 controller issued traffic. Aircraft X reported traffic in sight and a visual descent clearance was issued. While still on the land line with ZNY I advised them that visual separation was attained. Seeing that the sector controller was over his limit I terminated all traffic until R05 was back in control. Complex traffic patterns. Last min holding instructions by ny approach for ewr arrs create frequency congestion. Better flow of traffic with arrival restrs. How to fix: I don't know. Ny metropolitan is extremely busy and when ny approach shuts the door without any advance notice it creates ATC chaos for 100 plus mi due to the domino effect.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC ASSISTANT RADAR CTLR ALERTED THE RADAR CTLR ABOUT ACFT X BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE SECTOR BOUNDARY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ACFT ENTERED THE ADJACENT FACILITY AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF RESULTING IN LTSS.

Narrative: WORKING THE RADAR ASSOCIATE POS AT SECTOR 5 AT ZBW I ALERTED R05 TO THE PROX OF ACFT X FROM THE SECTOR BOUNDARY (15 MI, 16000 FT). R05 TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION. I RETURNED TO MULTIPLE ATC DUTIES. I NEXT NOTICED ACFT X APCHING THE ZNY BOUNDARY. I AGAIN ALERTED THE R05 CTLR AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED ZNY TO POINTOUT THE ACFT. ZNY WAS CALLING ME SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A POINT OUT OF TFC THEY HAD AT 16000 FT. THE R05 CTLR ISSUED TFC. ACFT X RPTED TFC IN SIGHT AND A VISUAL DSCNT CLRNC WAS ISSUED. WHILE STILL ON THE LAND LINE WITH ZNY I ADVISED THEM THAT VISUAL SEPARATION WAS ATTAINED. SEEING THAT THE SECTOR CTLR WAS OVER HIS LIMIT I TERMINATED ALL TFC UNTIL R05 WAS BACK IN CTL. COMPLEX TFC PATTERNS. LAST MIN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS BY NY APCH FOR EWR ARRS CREATE FREQ CONGESTION. BETTER FLOW OF TFC WITH ARR RESTRS. HOW TO FIX: I DON'T KNOW. NY METRO IS EXTREMELY BUSY AND WHEN NY APCH SHUTS THE DOOR WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE NOTICE IT CREATES ATC CHAOS FOR 100 PLUS MI DUE TO THE DOMINO EFFECT.

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.