Small aircraft with intermittent transponder is allowed to enter adjacent airspace without proper co...

Attributes
ACN	89720
Time
Date	198806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tracon : n90 tracon : alb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90 enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	89720
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Radar failed on east position. I moved over to an unused scope as soon as possible, and got all aircraft squared away. One aircraft with an unreliable transponder was on V91 and unable to establish position. Airspace was protected and center took control. No separation was lost with aircraft, but alb approach felt aircraft may have entered their airspace without a pointout (our airspace does not adjoin albany). This situation did not involve our facility except that we were the controling facility when radar contact lost.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA WITH INTERMITTENT TRANSPONDER IS ALLOWED TO ENTER ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT PROPER COORD.

Narrative: RADAR FAILED ON EAST POSITION. I MOVED OVER TO AN UNUSED SCOPE ASAP, AND GOT ALL ACFT SQUARED AWAY. ONE ACFT WITH AN UNRELIABLE XPONDER WAS ON V91 AND UNABLE TO ESTABLISH POSITION. AIRSPACE WAS PROTECTED AND CENTER TOOK CONTROL. NO SEPARATION WAS LOST WITH ACFT, BUT ALB APCH FELT ACFT MAY HAVE ENTERED THEIR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A POINTOUT (OUR AIRSPACE DOES NOT ADJOIN ALBANY). THIS SITUATION DID NOT INVOLVE OUR FACILITY EXCEPT THAT WE WERE THE CTLING FACILITY WHEN RADAR CONTACT LOST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.

Small aircraft with intermittent transponder is allowed to enter adjacent airspace without proper coordination.