Narrative:

When I relieved previous controller he gave a complete briefing except to describe all aircraft gone from the sector as 'snugged up.' this is a technique we use to indicate we are/were no longer in communication with the aircraft. When the aircraft exited my airspace (approximately 3 mins after taking over the position) I attempted to drop the track on the aircraft. The aircraft would not drop off because I still had track control. I then handed the aircraft off to ZAB. Further investigation showed that earlier the aircraft would not process normally to ZAB and had been manually handed off and coordination. A more thorough briefing stating the circumstances of that aircraft would have eliminated the confusion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RELIEVING CTR CTLR WAS NOT GIVEN PERTINENT RADAR DATA TAG INFO ON A FALCON 20 DURING RELIEF BRIEFING CAUSING DELAY IN HDOF TO ANOTHER CTR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DROP ITS TRACK.

Narrative: WHEN I RELIEVED PREVIOUS CTLR HE GAVE A COMPLETE BRIEFING EXCEPT TO DESCRIBE ALL ACFT GONE FROM THE SECTOR AS 'SNUGGED UP.' THIS IS A TECHNIQUE WE USE TO INDICATE WE ARE/WERE NO LONGER IN COM WITH THE ACFT. WHEN THE ACFT EXITED MY AIRSPACE (APPROX 3 MINS AFTER TAKING OVER THE POS) I ATTEMPTED TO DROP THE TRACK ON THE ACFT. THE ACFT WOULD NOT DROP OFF BECAUSE I STILL HAD TRACK CTL. I THEN HANDED THE ACFT OFF TO ZAB. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT EARLIER THE ACFT WOULD NOT PROCESS NORMALLY TO ZAB AND HAD BEEN MANUALLY HANDED OFF AND COORD. A MORE THOROUGH BRIEFING STATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THAT ACFT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE CONFUSION.

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.