Narrative:

Aircraft X is a regular flight into buy. We routinely override the preferred arrival route and send the aircraft direct. The automatic handoff adaptation from ZTL to gso has been faulty for yrs. The ZTL host will automatic flash the handoff to the gso ARTS long before the ARTS can accept it. This results in the handoff failing. The ZTL controller must then take the handoff back and manually enter the handoff command once the aircraft is within range of gso. The autohdof on aircraft X failed. I took it back. I got busy and failed to make the handoff. The aircraft was about 10 mi inside gso's airspace when gso called radar contact. Contributing factors were: volume of aircraft, 1 person sector, outdated identify book (airports).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC ATL CTLR FAILS TO MAKE A TIMELY HDOF TO GSO TRACON RESULTING IN AN OPDEV.

Narrative: ACFT X IS A REGULAR FLT INTO BUY. WE ROUTINELY OVERRIDE THE PREFERRED ARR RTE AND SEND THE ACFT DIRECT. THE AUTO HDOF ADAPTATION FROM ZTL TO GSO HAS BEEN FAULTY FOR YRS. THE ZTL HOST WILL AUTO FLASH THE HDOF TO THE GSO ARTS LONG BEFORE THE ARTS CAN ACCEPT IT. THIS RESULTS IN THE HDOF FAILING. THE ZTL CTLR MUST THEN TAKE THE HDOF BACK AND MANUALLY ENTER THE HDOF COMMAND ONCE THE ACFT IS WITHIN RANGE OF GSO. THE AUTOHDOF ON ACFT X FAILED. I TOOK IT BACK. I GOT BUSY AND FAILED TO MAKE THE HDOF. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 10 MI INSIDE GSO'S AIRSPACE WHEN GSO CALLED RADAR CONTACT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: VOLUME OF ACFT, 1 PERSON SECTOR, OUTDATED IDENT BOOK (ARPTS).

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.