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A departure controller radar vectored and handed off an air carrier MD11 to the wrong ARTCC sector because of confusion of the aircraft's destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : anc.vor |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan.artcc tracon : a11.tracon tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 6 controller military : 5 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 10 flight time total : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 689333 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier X departed anc filed anc-omsum. Air carrier X was vectored by me out the sqa departure gate (west); when they should have gone out ellam (east). I was unfamiliar with the omsum fix but there are no less than 6 fixes to the west on the orient rtes that begin with the letter 'O' and I thought that was the way the aircraft was headed. The aircraft was automatically handed off to zan. Our ARTS data does not indicate which sector at zan takes a handoff so even though the east sector took the handoff my indicator only read a 'C' for center and I believed it was the west sector. The 2 ways this could be avoided in the future would be to indicate on the scope the sector accepting the handoff or our departure SID having transition fixes that are on or near the boundary. Omsum I have since learned is almost 300 mi towards canada from acn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DEP CTLR RADAR VECTORED AND HANDED OFF AN ACR MD11 TO THE WRONG ARTCC SECTOR BECAUSE OF CONFUSION OF THE ACFT'S DEST.
Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED ANC FILED ANC-OMSUM. ACR X WAS VECTORED BY ME OUT THE SQA DEP GATE (W); WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT ELLAM (E). I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE OMSUM FIX BUT THERE ARE NO LESS THAN 6 FIXES TO THE W ON THE ORIENT RTES THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER 'O' AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE WAY THE ACFT WAS HEADED. THE ACFT WAS AUTOMATICALLY HANDED OFF TO ZAN. OUR ARTS DATA DOES NOT INDICATE WHICH SECTOR AT ZAN TAKES A HDOF SO EVEN THOUGH THE E SECTOR TOOK THE HDOF MY INDICATOR ONLY READ A 'C' FOR CTR AND I BELIEVED IT WAS THE W SECTOR. THE 2 WAYS THIS COULD BE AVOIDED IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE TO INDICATE ON THE SCOPE THE SECTOR ACCEPTING THE HDOF OR OUR DEP SID HAVING TRANSITION FIXES THAT ARE ON OR NEAR THE BOUNDARY. OMSUM I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IS ALMOST 300 MI TOWARDS CANADA FROM ACN.
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.