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ZKC controller experienced operational deviation when automated handoff failed and aircraft entered ZAU's airspace prior to a manual handoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 660657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : cap.vortac |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 660657 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I was working a busy period of traffic descending aircraft in conflict with several other aircraft and spacing numerous aircraft for ord. The aircraft in question departed st louis; mo; for ord on SID. Aircraft failed to hand off automatically to ZAU. I became aware of the problem when radar associate called chicago with a handoff. Aircraft was on the boundary. Handoff was accepted when aircraft was several mi outside of my airspace. I called controller to ask if situation was a problem. I was told no issues resulted from the late handoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZKC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV WHEN AUTOMATED HDOF FAILED AND ACFT ENTERED ZAU'S AIRSPACE PRIOR TO A MANUAL HDOF.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING A BUSY PERIOD OF TFC DSNDING ACFT IN CONFLICT WITH SEVERAL OTHER ACFT AND SPACING NUMEROUS ACFT FOR ORD. THE ACFT IN QUESTION DEPARTED ST LOUIS; MO; FOR ORD ON SID. ACFT FAILED TO HAND OFF AUTOMATICALLY TO ZAU. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROB WHEN RADAR ASSOCIATE CALLED CHICAGO WITH A HDOF. ACFT WAS ON THE BOUNDARY. HDOF WAS ACCEPTED WHEN ACFT WAS SEVERAL MI OUTSIDE OF MY AIRSPACE. I CALLED CTLR TO ASK IF SIT WAS A PROB. I WAS TOLD NO ISSUES RESULTED FROM THE LATE HDOF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.