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ARTCC radar controller incorrectly applying automated information xfer procedure, causing the initial xferring controller to issue last second altitude change to climbing departure, or having to recoord another interim altitude due to late altitude assignment by the xferring controller to ZJX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 398610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
An automated information xfer is used between the macon high sector and the clark hill ultra high sector on atl departures. Where the macon sector hands off departure aircraft off of atl to the clark hill sector, clark hill enters the altitude they can approve and hands the aircraft off to ZJX. In this instance and others, the clark hill sector took the handoff on air carrier X and initiated a handoff to ZJX with FL370 in the data block. I was working macon and climbed air carrier X to FL370. A few mins later, I noticed an interim altitude of FL330 in air carrier X data block. No coordination was ever made by the clark hill sector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR INCORRECTLY APPLYING AUTOMATED INFO XFER PROC, CAUSING THE INITIAL XFERRING CTLR TO ISSUE LAST SECOND ALT CHANGE TO CLBING DEP, OR HAVING TO RECOORD ANOTHER INTERIM ALT DUE TO LATE ALT ASSIGNMENT BY THE XFERRING CTLR TO ZJX.
Narrative: AN AUTOMATED INFO XFER IS USED BTWN THE MACON HIGH SECTOR AND THE CLARK HILL ULTRA HIGH SECTOR ON ATL DEPS. WHERE THE MACON SECTOR HANDS OFF DEP ACFT OFF OF ATL TO THE CLARK HILL SECTOR, CLARK HILL ENTERS THE ALT THEY CAN APPROVE AND HANDS THE ACFT OFF TO ZJX. IN THIS INSTANCE AND OTHERS, THE CLARK HILL SECTOR TOOK THE HDOF ON ACR X AND INITIATED A HDOF TO ZJX WITH FL370 IN THE DATA BLOCK. I WAS WORKING MACON AND CLBED ACR X TO FL370. A FEW MINS LATER, I NOTICED AN INTERIM ALT OF FL330 IN ACR X DATA BLOCK. NO COORD WAS EVER MADE BY THE CLARK HILL SECTOR.
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.