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Attributes | |
ACN | 668307 |
Time | |
Date | 200508 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : hdf.vor |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 15500 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : 105 |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller radar : 14 |
ASRS Report | 668307 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 200 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I descended air carrier X to cross bands at 14000 ft on the kayoh 4 arrival. Air carrier X's data bock did not automatic handoff to the correct sector. Air carrier X entered banning sector without a handoff and responded to an RA with an aircraft at 14000 ft. Air carrier X climbed to 15500 ft before descending back down. Air carrier X climbed into sector 12's airspace without a pointout. I did provide air carrier X's data block to sector 12 and called banning sector with the handoff. I accept responsibility for missing the handoff to banning. However; I believe there were some circumstances that contributed. Air carrier X was the first of 3 data blocks that did not hand off properly. Next is fatigue. I have worked several overtime shifts in the last few months. Even with so many working overtime; it still seems every shift is short staffed. This day was a 6TH day overtime shift for me. I was busy all morning trying to get all of my chores done before work. I was not in the right frame of mind at the sector. Third was WX. We have been dealing with thunderstorms and deviations for weeks. Note: the aircraft that air carrier X was responding to may have been a jump plane for skydivers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLA CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 14000 FT AS AUTO HDOF WAS INITIATED TO THE WRONG SECTOR AND ACFT ENTERED ADJACENT SECTOR WITHOUT HDOF.
Narrative: I DSNDED ACR X TO CROSS BANDS AT 14000 FT ON THE KAYOH 4 ARR. ACR X'S DATA BOCK DID NOT AUTO HDOF TO THE CORRECT SECTOR. ACR X ENTERED BANNING SECTOR WITHOUT A HDOF AND RESPONDED TO AN RA WITH AN ACFT AT 14000 FT. ACR X CLBED TO 15500 FT BEFORE DSNDING BACK DOWN. ACR X CLBED INTO SECTOR 12'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A POINTOUT. I DID PROVIDE ACR X'S DATA BLOCK TO SECTOR 12 AND CALLED BANNING SECTOR WITH THE HDOF. I ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSING THE HDOF TO BANNING. HOWEVER; I BELIEVE THERE WERE SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CONTRIBUTED. ACR X WAS THE FIRST OF 3 DATA BLOCKS THAT DID NOT HAND OFF PROPERLY. NEXT IS FATIGUE. I HAVE WORKED SEVERAL OVERTIME SHIFTS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. EVEN WITH SO MANY WORKING OVERTIME; IT STILL SEEMS EVERY SHIFT IS SHORT STAFFED. THIS DAY WAS A 6TH DAY OVERTIME SHIFT FOR ME. I WAS BUSY ALL MORNING TRYING TO GET ALL OF MY CHORES DONE BEFORE WORK. I WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND AT THE SECTOR. THIRD WAS WX. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH TSTMS AND DEVS FOR WKS. NOTE: THE ACFT THAT ACR X WAS RESPONDING TO MAY HAVE BEEN A JUMP PLANE FOR SKYDIVERS.
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.