Narrative:

I was working in radar/right-hand combined position. OJT was being conducted on the radar associate position. WX from the northeast ran to the sector boundary; with scattered cells in the sector. Ric approach called with information on a departing aircraft X. The radar associate trainee took the information and said 'radar contact.' both the trainer and I expressed a preference for a pointout; given the WX and probable route of flight. Aircraft X then checked in; his clearance to deviate was confirmed. We had IFR flight plan data in the uret but no host flight plan. A code was acquired and corrected for him; generating a tentative flight plan in storage. The d-side then entered (correctly) the 'vp' message 3 times. The host appeared to accept the messages; but only tentative flight plan data was stored in the host. The trainee then began to input on flight plan message manually; but was having difficulty. The trainer and I both coached her through it; correcting format errors as she typed. After it was entered and accepted; the host still only showed a tentative flight plan. I then realized the proximity of aircraft X to ZME airspace; and directed the trainee to make a manual handoff. This was not completed before he had deviated ZME airspace. I was; at that time; unaware of the deviation; having turned my attention to my other (few) aircraft after directing the radar associate to make the handoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZFW RADAR CTLR DESCRIBED RADAR ASSOCIATE THAT FAILED TO MAKE TIMELY HDOF DURING FLT PLAN ENTRY CONFUSION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN RADAR/R-HAND COMBINED POS. OJT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE RADAR ASSOCIATE POS. WX FROM THE NE RAN TO THE SECTOR BOUNDARY; WITH SCATTERED CELLS IN THE SECTOR. RIC APCH CALLED WITH INFO ON A DEPARTING ACFT X. THE RADAR ASSOCIATE TRAINEE TOOK THE INFO AND SAID 'RADAR CONTACT.' BOTH THE TRAINER AND I EXPRESSED A PREFERENCE FOR A POINTOUT; GIVEN THE WX AND PROBABLE RTE OF FLT. ACFT X THEN CHKED IN; HIS CLRNC TO DEVIATE WAS CONFIRMED. WE HAD IFR FLT PLAN DATA IN THE URET BUT NO HOST FLT PLAN. A CODE WAS ACQUIRED AND CORRECTED FOR HIM; GENERATING A TENTATIVE FLT PLAN IN STORAGE. THE D-SIDE THEN ENTERED (CORRECTLY) THE 'VP' MESSAGE 3 TIMES. THE HOST APPEARED TO ACCEPT THE MESSAGES; BUT ONLY TENTATIVE FLT PLAN DATA WAS STORED IN THE HOST. THE TRAINEE THEN BEGAN TO INPUT ON FLT PLAN MESSAGE MANUALLY; BUT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY. THE TRAINER AND I BOTH COACHED HER THROUGH IT; CORRECTING FORMAT ERRORS AS SHE TYPED. AFTER IT WAS ENTERED AND ACCEPTED; THE HOST STILL ONLY SHOWED A TENTATIVE FLT PLAN. I THEN REALIZED THE PROX OF ACFT X TO ZME AIRSPACE; AND DIRECTED THE TRAINEE TO MAKE A MANUAL HDOF. THIS WAS NOT COMPLETED BEFORE HE HAD DEVIATED ZME AIRSPACE. I WAS; AT THAT TIME; UNAWARE OF THE DEV; HAVING TURNED MY ATTN TO MY OTHER (FEW) ACFT AFTER DIRECTING THE RADAR ASSOCIATE TO MAKE THE 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.