A11 controller experienced operational deviation when failing to catch incorrect altitude readback that resulted in entering zan's airspace without a handoff.

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Attributes
ACN	684195
Time
Date	200601
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : a11.tracon
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a11.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure controller : approach controller : radar
Qualification	controller : non radar controller : radar controller : military
Experience	controller limited radar : 5 controller military : 5 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 9 controller time certified in position1 : 4
ASRS Report	684195
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : required legal separation
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	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed anc runway 32. Data would not acquire on radar. While trying to obtain data; I idented the primary target and turned air carrier X to heading 270 degrees; join J111 climb to FL200. Aircraft read back heading 270 degrees and climb to FL270. I was involved with the ARTS computer and missed the incorrect readback. Air carrier X then climbed into zan's airspace without coordination. Our staff is trying to find out why the aircraft data would not acquire and later failed to hand off to zan diverting my attention. I usually am good at readbacks and this surprised me that I totally missed it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A11 CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV WHEN FAILING TO CATCH INCORRECT ALT READBACK THAT RESULTED IN ENTERING ZAN'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED ANC RWY 32. DATA WOULD NOT ACQUIRE ON RADAR. WHILE TRYING TO OBTAIN DATA; I IDENTED THE PRIMARY TARGET AND TURNED ACR X TO HDG 270 DEGS; JOIN J111 CLB TO FL200. ACFT READ BACK HDG 270 DEGS AND CLB TO FL270. I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE ARTS COMPUTER AND MISSED THE INCORRECT READBACK. ACR X THEN CLBED INTO ZAN'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD. OUR STAFF IS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THE ACFT DATA WOULD NOT ACQUIRE AND LATER FAILED TO HAND OFF TO ZAN DIVERTING MY ATTN. I USUALLY AM GOOD AT READBACKS AND THIS SURPRISED ME THAT I TOTALLY MISSED IT.

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.