ZOA controller described a possible airspace infraction involving a smf departure; the reporter indi...

Attributes
ACN	955957
Time
Date	201106
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	SMF.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed smf [and] I put FL190 in [the] data block. [I] handed him off to sector 29 who put FL210 in [the] data block. I climbed him to FL210 and shipped him to [sector] 29 as specified in the new ait order. Sector 29 climbed him to FL230. The aircraft exited my airspace and then reentered my airspace about two minutes later. I did not receive a point out on him re-entering my airspace. Recommendation; 1) give the airspace FL200 to FL230 back to nct. There are so many shelves that everyone's workload has increased immensely. The aircraft's climb is also being delayed because of this airspace and procedures. 2) change the ait procedure so that my sector (44) keeps the aircraft displayed and gives permission for [sector] 29 to re-enter our airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOA Controller described a possible airspace infraction involving a SMF departure; the reporter indicating recent airspace changes with NCT has introduced a number of confusing airspace shelves.

Narrative: Air Carrier X departed SMF [and] I put FL190 in [the] data block. [I] handed him off to Sector 29 who put FL210 in [the] data block. I climbed him to FL210 and shipped him to [Sector] 29 as specified in the new AIT order. Sector 29 climbed him to FL230. The aircraft exited my airspace and then reentered my airspace about two minutes later. I did not receive a point out on him re-entering my airspace. Recommendation; 1) Give the airspace FL200 to FL230 back to NCT. There are so many shelves that everyone's workload has increased immensely. The aircraft's climb is also being delayed because of this airspace and procedures. 2) Change the AIT procedure so that my sector (44) keeps the aircraft displayed and gives permission for [Sector] 29 to re-enter our airspace.

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.

ZOA controller described a possible airspace infraction involving a smf departure; the reporter indicating recent airspace changes with nct has introduced a number of confusing airspace shelves.