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Operational deviation situation in which an aircraft entered ZOA airspace without coordination handoff as the handoff flashed at nfl instead of ZOA. Problem attributed to automation software.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nfl |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc artcc : zoa |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 381330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Aircraft is flying direct to nfl from the ill area. Aircraft automatic handed off to ZOA and flashed at nfl not ZOA sector 43. Aircraft went into ZOA's airspace without a handoff or coordination. There is an automation problem with this deviation. Ocr filed on this matter on jun/sun/97, that this was a problem with automation with ZLC and ZOA. They were told there was a possibility of a deviation or loss of separation because of this. Automation problem is ZOA adapts their computer to show that nfl own the airspace at gabbs and aus MOA and atcaa at and below FL280. At the time of the deviation nfl did not own any airspace but their approach control owned. ZLC computer forwards flight plan information to ZOA's computer. ZOA computer shows nfl own the airspace not ZOA. ZLC computer hands off the data block to FFF, which is nfl designator, not ZOA sector 43. Nothing is being done to correct the problem. The operational deviation is being swept under the carpet (per southeast) so that they don't have to collect it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated they still have the problem whenever nfl shuts down and the airspace is controled by ZOA. Reporter indicates the computer entry made at the time nfl goes down is supposed to realign the handoffs to ZOA but does not, they are still directed to nfl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OPDEV SIT IN WHICH AN ACFT ENTERED ZOA AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD HDOF AS THE HDOF FLASHED AT NFL INSTEAD OF ZOA. PROB ATTRIBUTED TO AUTOMATION SOFTWARE.
Narrative: ACFT IS FLYING DIRECT TO NFL FROM THE ILL AREA. ACFT AUTO HANDED OFF TO ZOA AND FLASHED AT NFL NOT ZOA SECTOR 43. ACFT WENT INTO ZOA'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF OR COORD. THERE IS AN AUTOMATION PROB WITH THIS DEV. OCR FILED ON THIS MATTER ON JUN/SUN/97, THAT THIS WAS A PROB WITH AUTOMATION WITH ZLC AND ZOA. THEY WERE TOLD THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF A DEV OR LOSS OF SEPARATION BECAUSE OF THIS. AUTOMATION PROB IS ZOA ADAPTS THEIR COMPUTER TO SHOW THAT NFL OWN THE AIRSPACE AT GABBS AND AUS MOA AND ATCAA AT AND BELOW FL280. AT THE TIME OF THE DEV NFL DID NOT OWN ANY AIRSPACE BUT THEIR APCH CTL OWNED. ZLC COMPUTER FORWARDS FLT PLAN INFO TO ZOA'S COMPUTER. ZOA COMPUTER SHOWS NFL OWN THE AIRSPACE NOT ZOA. ZLC COMPUTER HANDS OFF THE DATA BLOCK TO FFF, WHICH IS NFL DESIGNATOR, NOT ZOA SECTOR 43. NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROB. THE OPERATIONAL DEV IS BEING SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET (PER SE) SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO COLLECT IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THEY STILL HAVE THE PROB WHENEVER NFL SHUTS DOWN AND THE AIRSPACE IS CTLED BY ZOA. RPTR INDICATES THE COMPUTER ENTRY MADE AT THE TIME NFL GOES DOWN IS SUPPOSED TO REALIGN THE HDOFS TO ZOA BUT DOES NOT, THEY ARE STILL DIRECTED TO NFL.
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.