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ZOA oceanic manual controller does not recognize automation coordination indicator is missing and a military aircraft transitions in ZHN airspace without a flight data information xfer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Galaxy (C5A) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 10.5 controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 522223 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
A C5 was on a flight plan from ZZZ to YYY in honolulu. When the strips were activated, odaps did not recognize that the aircraft would leave the fir to an interfaced facility. A coordination indicator printed, but it was inverted as compared to typical coordination indicators. Since there were no reject messages, none of the controllers working the aircraft realized there was an interface problem. The inverted coordination indicator is not obvious if you have no reason to look for it. The aircraft eventually entered honolulu ceraps airspace without a xfer. Every controller working the aircraft assumed that automation would pass the flight plan or a reject message would be received. Neither occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOA OCEANIC MANUAL CTLR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AUTOMATION COORD INDICATOR IS MISSING AND A MIL ACFT TRANSITIONS IN ZHN AIRSPACE WITHOUT A FLT DATA INFO XFER.
Narrative: A C5 WAS ON A FLT PLAN FROM ZZZ TO YYY IN HONOLULU. WHEN THE STRIPS WERE ACTIVATED, ODAPS DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE ACFT WOULD LEAVE THE FIR TO AN INTERFACED FACILITY. A COORD INDICATOR PRINTED, BUT IT WAS INVERTED AS COMPARED TO TYPICAL COORD INDICATORS. SINCE THERE WERE NO REJECT MESSAGES, NONE OF THE CTLRS WORKING THE ACFT REALIZED THERE WAS AN INTERFACE PROB. THE INVERTED COORD INDICATOR IS NOT OBVIOUS IF YOU HAVE NO REASON TO LOOK FOR IT. THE ACFT EVENTUALLY ENTERED HONOLULU CERAPS AIRSPACE WITHOUT A XFER. EVERY CTLR WORKING THE ACFT ASSUMED THAT AUTOMATION WOULD PASS THE FLT PLAN OR A REJECT MESSAGE WOULD BE RECEIVED. NEITHER OCCURRED.
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.