ZFW controller experienced airspace violation by adjacent ZHU controller.

Attributes
ACN	585255
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lzz.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10 controller time certified in position1 : 5
ASRS Report	585255
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I was working the airspace FL230 and below southwest of dfw. I was sequencing 4-5 aircraft into the dfw terminal airspace when the high altitude controller handed off an aircraft that had departed sat and was landing dfw. This aircraft entered my airspace climbing from FL230 to FL240. The ZHU controller was responsible for making sure I was aware of the aircraft and had no traffic at FL230. The ZHU controller failed to do his job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZFW CTLR EXPERIENCED AIRSPACE VIOLATION BY ADJACENT ZHU CTLR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE AIRSPACE FL230 AND BELOW SW OF DFW. I WAS SEQUENCING 4-5 ACFT INTO THE DFW TERMINAL AIRSPACE WHEN THE HIGH ALT CTLR HANDED OFF AN ACFT THAT HAD DEPARTED SAT AND WAS LNDG DFW. THIS ACFT ENTERED MY AIRSPACE CLBING FROM FL230 TO FL240. THE ZHU CTLR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE I WAS AWARE OF THE ACFT AND HAD NO TFC AT FL230. THE ZHU CTLR FAILED TO DO HIS JOB.

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.