TRACON controller claims that automated handoffs between adjacent ATC boundaries cannot be made until aircraft are within 10 mi from the boundary line.

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Attributes
ACN	346720
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocn airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna tracon : san tower : mia
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 19 controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	346720
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Due to automation problems, coast area sct is unable to handoff aircraft to san sct until aircraft are less than 10 mi from boundary. This may lead to an aircraft mishap if a coast aircraft enters san airspace without a handoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON CTLR CLAIMS THAT AUTOMATED HDOFS BTWN ADJACENT ATC BOUNDARIES CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL ACFT ARE WITHIN 10 MI FROM THE BOUNDARY LINE.

Narrative: DUE TO AUTOMATION PROBS, COAST AREA SCT IS UNABLE TO HDOF ACFT TO SAN SCT UNTIL ACFT ARE LESS THAN 10 MI FROM BOUNDARY. THIS MAY LEAD TO AN ACFT MISHAP IF A COAST ACFT ENTERS SAN AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF.

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.