Narrative:

ZKC tul hi pointed out a G2/right at FL390 to the controller on okc hi radar. The pointout indicated 'sbound' or 'direct adm.' either would be appropriate and was approved. I relieved this controller and received information that air carrier was a sbound pointout at FL390. Tul hi switched the G2 to mlc hi. Mlc hi later called and aprequed control to turn the G2 direct moose. Moose is an arrival fix into dfw terminal area and this was my first hint that the G2 was an arrival (to ads). There is an ait (automated information xfer) procedure which states that the arrival sector has control for 30 degrees of turn and descent. There was an air carrier below the G2 at FL350. Adm hi called and requested control for a 50 degree right turn for the G2. They eventually descended air carrier in my airspace, but while no one else was in the vicinity, my only clue that the G2 was an arrival was mlc hi's earlier request for control direct moose. Everyone followed the rules and an error could have occurred. Tul hi had no obligation to advise the controller. I believed that the G2 was an dfw(T) arrival. Adm hi had control for descent and limited turns south of J6 per the ait. This situation could occur in other areas where this procedure is applicable. Our local airspace and procedures has been advised of this situation and my recommendation to address it: change the procedure so that it is applicable only to aircraft established on the transitions to the STAR. This prevents these sits entirely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGES THERE IS NO DISTINCTION MADE CONCERNING POINTOUT OF OVERFLTS OR DFW ARRS TFC TRAVERSING RPTR'S AIRSPACE. THE AIT PROC -- TURN DSCNT FOR ARRS, COULD BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT RPTR'S KNOWLEDGE THEREBY AFFECTING SEPARATION BTWN THESE ACFT AND LOWER TFC IN THE SECTOR.

Narrative: ZKC TUL HI POINTED OUT A G2/R AT FL390 TO THE CTLR ON OKC HI RADAR. THE POINTOUT INDICATED 'SBOUND' OR 'DIRECT ADM.' EITHER WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND WAS APPROVED. I RELIEVED THIS CTLR AND RECEIVED INFO THAT ACR WAS A SBOUND POINTOUT AT FL390. TUL HI SWITCHED THE G2 TO MLC HI. MLC HI LATER CALLED AND APREQUED CTL TO TURN THE G2 DIRECT MOOSE. MOOSE IS AN ARR FIX INTO DFW TERMINAL AREA AND THIS WAS MY FIRST HINT THAT THE G2 WAS AN ARR (TO ADS). THERE IS AN AIT (AUTOMATED INFO XFER) PROC WHICH STATES THAT THE ARR SECTOR HAS CTL FOR 30 DEGS OF TURN AND DSCNT. THERE WAS AN ACR BELOW THE G2 AT FL350. ADM HI CALLED AND REQUESTED CTL FOR A 50 DEG R TURN FOR THE G2. THEY EVENTUALLY DSNDED ACR IN MY AIRSPACE, BUT WHILE NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VICINITY, MY ONLY CLUE THAT THE G2 WAS AN ARR WAS MLC HI'S EARLIER REQUEST FOR CTL DIRECT MOOSE. EVERYONE FOLLOWED THE RULES AND AN ERROR COULD HAVE OCCURRED. TUL HI HAD NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE THE CTLR. I BELIEVED THAT THE G2 WAS AN DFW(T) ARR. ADM HI HAD CTL FOR DSCNT AND LIMITED TURNS S OF J6 PER THE AIT. THIS SIT COULD OCCUR IN OTHER AREAS WHERE THIS PROC IS APPLICABLE. OUR LCL AIRSPACE AND PROCS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THIS SIT AND MY RECOMMENDATION TO ADDRESS IT: CHANGE THE PROC SO THAT IT IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO ACFT ESTABLISHED ON THE TRANSITIONS TO THE STAR. THIS PREVENTS THESE SITS ENTIRELY.

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.