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ZFW controller described a possible failed hand off when no notification was given with regard to an adjacent facility changing to darc operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 862941 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 45 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
A learjet; heading to pwa was assigned 110 but read back 100. Pilot was corrected. Several minutes later; handed off to okc-a; and switched. Later tried to drop data block; and noticed I had track control. I also noticed that aircraft was descending. About this time; ZME went darc only with no notice; followed quickly by ZKC going darc only; also no notice. I found out; quite by accident; that our darc was disabled when giving a relief briefing 25 minutes later; and noticed I didn't have any data blocks when I switched over to darc. An inquiry to the supervisor revealed that he had not been given any heads up on the adjacent centers going darc only; and later when I got off the sector; he made it known that he was not aware that our darc had failed. I am not sure what was going on. I'm hoping it was an automation issue; but I can't be for sure. I'm fairly certain I handed the learjet off to okc-a. Either way; I should be more vigilant.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZFW controller described a possible failed hand off when no notification was given with regard to an adjacent facility changing to DARC operations.
Narrative: A Learjet; heading to PWA was assigned 110 but read back 100. Pilot was corrected. Several minutes later; handed off to OKC-A; and switched. Later tried to drop data block; and noticed I had track control. I also noticed that aircraft was descending. About this time; ZME went DARC ONLY with no notice; followed quickly by ZKC going DARC ONLY; also no notice. I found out; quite by accident; that our DARC was disabled when giving a relief briefing 25 minutes later; and noticed I didn't have any data blocks when I switched over to DARC. An inquiry to the supervisor revealed that he had not been given any heads up on the adjacent centers going DARC only; and later when I got off the sector; he made it known that he was not aware that our DARC had failed. I am not sure what was going on. I'm hoping it was an automation issue; but I can't be for sure. I'm fairly certain I handed the Learjet off to OKC-A. Either way; I should be more vigilant.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.