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Radar OTS for normal maintenance and approach controller missed tagging an overflt and failed to make a handoff to the next approach control. An adjacent facility that did have radar saw the pending airspace intrusion and notified the reporter of the incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fjc |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : abe enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 7 controller non radar : 15 controller radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 387383 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I was working at abe. The ZNY computer was down for normal maintenance and no facility in the center structure was getting advanced flight information on aircraft through the areas. Also the interface between facilities was down with the computer and all ARTS tags were manually inserted. I was first aware of the deviation when mdt (an adjacent facility) called about the aircraft which was now crossing the boundary between my airspace and N90 (new york TRACON). I coordinated a handoff with N90 and relayed information and frequency to mdt approach. I had no contact with the aircraft at any time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RADAR OTS FOR NORMAL MAINT AND APCH CTLR MISSED TAGGING AN OVERFLT AND FAILED TO MAKE A HDOF TO THE NEXT APCH CTL. AN ADJACENT FACILITY THAT DID HAVE RADAR SAW THE PENDING AIRSPACE INTRUSION AND NOTIFIED THE RPTR OF THE INCIDENT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING AT ABE. THE ZNY COMPUTER WAS DOWN FOR NORMAL MAINT AND NO FACILITY IN THE CTR STRUCTURE WAS GETTING ADVANCED FLT INFO ON ACFT THROUGH THE AREAS. ALSO THE INTERFACE BTWN FACILITIES WAS DOWN WITH THE COMPUTER AND ALL ARTS TAGS WERE MANUALLY INSERTED. I WAS FIRST AWARE OF THE DEV WHEN MDT (AN ADJACENT FACILITY) CALLED ABOUT THE ACFT WHICH WAS NOW XING THE BOUNDARY BTWN MY AIRSPACE AND N90 (NEW YORK TRACON). I COORDINATED A HDOF WITH N90 AND RELAYED INFO AND FREQ TO MDT APCH. I HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE ACFT AT ANY TIME.
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.