Narrative:

I was working the bluffton sector at ZOB. I had just split bft off from the lorain sector (lor) to alleviate traffic in lor (approximately 30 mins prior to incident). I received a handoff on a C525 requesting FL370 via vwv direct to ape. I made a pointout to lor and eventually climbed aircraft to FL370 through southwest corner of lor. I thought then that I had handed the aircraft off to lck via the automated handoff system. I then focused on a situation involving several aircraft on the western side of my airspace toward ZAU's boundary. This situation required several pointouts and coordination calls to resolve. When I returned my attention to the C525, to change his frequency to ZID sector (lck), I realized the handoff had not gone to ZID and the aircraft was past the boundary, at which point, I called lck to make sure they could now see the handoff. Just prior to this incident, a situation had occurred between lor and lck, that necessitated ZID to spin an aircraft to FL330. I feel the resulting discussions and confusion were a distraction, since bft and lor sectors are located physically next to each other. I failed to notice that the handoff didn't go to lck in time, as the aircraft speed increased approximately 70 KTS once he reached FL370. There was no manual (radar associate) controller and traffic increased faster than I anticipated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC CTLR AT ZOB ALLOWED A C525 TO ENTER ANOTHER SECTOR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF OR COORD.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE BLUFFTON SECTOR AT ZOB. I HAD JUST SPLIT BFT OFF FROM THE LORAIN SECTOR (LOR) TO ALLEVIATE TFC IN LOR (APPROX 30 MINS PRIOR TO INCIDENT). I RECEIVED A HDOF ON A C525 REQUESTING FL370 VIA VWV DIRECT TO APE. I MADE A POINTOUT TO LOR AND EVENTUALLY CLBED ACFT TO FL370 THROUGH SW CORNER OF LOR. I THOUGHT THEN THAT I HAD HANDED THE ACFT OFF TO LCK VIA THE AUTOMATED HDOF SYS. I THEN FOCUSED ON A SIT INVOLVING SEVERAL ACFT ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF MY AIRSPACE TOWARD ZAU'S BOUNDARY. THIS SIT REQUIRED SEVERAL POINTOUTS AND COORD CALLS TO RESOLVE. WHEN I RETURNED MY ATTN TO THE C525, TO CHANGE HIS FREQ TO ZID SECTOR (LCK), I REALIZED THE HDOF HAD NOT GONE TO ZID AND THE ACFT WAS PAST THE BOUNDARY, AT WHICH POINT, I CALLED LCK TO MAKE SURE THEY COULD NOW SEE THE HDOF. JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, A SIT HAD OCCURRED BTWN LOR AND LCK, THAT NECESSITATED ZID TO SPIN AN ACFT TO FL330. I FEEL THE RESULTING DISCUSSIONS AND CONFUSION WERE A DISTR, SINCE BFT AND LOR SECTORS ARE LOCATED PHYSICALLY NEXT TO EACH OTHER. I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE HDOF DIDN'T GO TO LCK IN TIME, AS THE ACFT SPD INCREASED APPROX 70 KTS ONCE HE REACHED FL370. THERE WAS NO MANUAL (RADAR ASSOCIATE) CTLR AND TFC INCREASED FASTER THAN I ANTICIPATED.

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.