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ARTCC radar controller, providing backup dsr shadowing, allows an aircraft under dsr control to penetrate an adjoining controller's airspace without pointout of handoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417064 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mwh |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 13 controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 417064 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence other other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
During implementation of new display consoles (dsr) I was 'shadowing' a high altitude sector. I was to be ready to take back control of the sector in case of equipment failure or a personnel problem. During a busy and complex time, the sector I was 'shadowing' failed to make an adjacent sector aware of a climbing turbojet flying from spokane to portland. It flew through a portion of the other sector's airspace, however, it never came close enough to any other aircraft to warrant a loss of separation. The philosophy of the FAA for this transition was minimal training on simulation with proficiency being gained on position with live traffic. Due to the inadequacies of the new consoles, a controller spends a lot of 'heads down' time. This contributed to the deviation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR, PROVIDING BACKUP DSR SHADOWING, ALLOWS AN ACFT UNDER DSR CTL TO PENETRATE AN ADJOINING CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT POINTOUT OF HDOF.
Narrative: DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW DISPLAY CONSOLES (DSR) I WAS 'SHADOWING' A HIGH ALT SECTOR. I WAS TO BE READY TO TAKE BACK CTL OF THE SECTOR IN CASE OF EQUIP FAILURE OR A PERSONNEL PROB. DURING A BUSY AND COMPLEX TIME, THE SECTOR I WAS 'SHADOWING' FAILED TO MAKE AN ADJACENT SECTOR AWARE OF A CLBING TURBOJET FLYING FROM SPOKANE TO PORTLAND. IT FLEW THROUGH A PORTION OF THE OTHER SECTOR'S AIRSPACE, HOWEVER, IT NEVER CAME CLOSE ENOUGH TO ANY OTHER ACFT TO WARRANT A LOSS OF SEPARATION. THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE FAA FOR THIS TRANSITION WAS MINIMAL TRAINING ON SIMULATION WITH PROFICIENCY BEING GAINED ON POS WITH LIVE TFC. DUE TO THE INADEQUACIES OF THE NEW CONSOLES, A CTLR SPENDS A LOT OF 'HEADS DOWN' TIME. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEV.
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.