<< >> NASA ASRS Report 988412, January 2012

Radar controller working a terminal departure issues a climb incorrectly believing the D side had made the required point out.

Attributes
ACN	988412
Time
Date	201201
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Person 2
Function	Handoff / Assist
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Moderate traffic; had a change in d-sides; told previous controller verbally to make the point-out; new controller didn't get the info. I assumed the point-out was made when the new d-side asked if 'he' was pointed-out. Noticed in fact the point-out wasn't made. At this time the aircraft; an E145; was at 140 without a point out to sector 20. As soon as the E145 left approach altitude at 130 the violation occurred. A CRJ2 was in the vicinity 8 to 10 miles southwest of the E145 north northwest-bound at 140 as the E145 was eastbound no factor. R-side needs to ensure point-out was made prior to climbing the E145.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Radar Controller working a terminal departure issues a climb incorrectly believing the D side had made the required point out.

Narrative: Moderate traffic; had a change in D-sides; told previous controller verbally to make the point-out; new controller didn't get the info. I assumed the point-out was made when the new D-side asked if 'He' was pointed-out. Noticed in fact the point-out wasn't made. At this time the aircraft; an E145; was at 140 without a point out to sector 20. As soon as the E145 left Approach altitude at 130 the violation occurred. A CRJ2 was in the vicinity 8 to 10 miles southwest of the E145 north northwest-bound at 140 as the E145 was eastbound no factor. R-side needs to ensure point-out was made prior to climbing the E145.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.