ZDC RADAR CTLR RPTS A MILFAC SPILLOUT FROM W107; ALSO INVOLVING ZNY. FACSFAC VACAPES ATTEMPTED TO HDOF 2 A10'S TO ZDC IN ZNY AIRSPACE; ALREADY OUTSIDE W107. ZDC REFUSED THE HDOF OF THE A10'S COMING INTO CONFLICT NOW WITH ACR TFC HDOF TO ZNY. VACAPES TURNED AND DSNDED THE A10'S; EVIDENTLY BACK INTO W107.
Synopsis
ZDC RADAR CTLR RPTS A MILFAC SPILLOUT FROM W107; ALSO INVOLVING ZNY. FACSFAC VACAPES ATTEMPTED TO HDOF 2 A10'S TO ZDC IN ZNY AIRSPACE; ALREADY OUTSIDE W107. ZDC REFUSED THE HDOF OF THE A10'S COMING INTO CONFLICT NOW WITH ACR TFC HDOF TO ZNY. VACAPES TURNED AND DSNDED THE A10'S; EVIDENTLY BACK INTO W107.
Narrative
EVENT INVOLVED 3 FACILITIES: ZNY; ZDC; AND FACSFAC VACAPES (MIL). THE SIT INVOLVED A PAX ACFT THAT WAS A NORMAL JFK DEP CLBING ON J174. ACFT WAS HANDED OFF BY ZNY MANTA SECTOR TO ZDC; SEA ISLE HIGH SECTOR; CLBING TO FL230; AS PER LOA. SUBSEQUENTLY; FACSFAC VACAPES CALLED ZNY TO ADVISE OF A KC135 SPILLOUT FROM W107 AT FL210. ZNY MANTA SECTOR IN TURN ADVISED ZDC SEA ISLE HIGH OF THE TFC (KC135). SEA ISLE HIGH STOPPED THE DEP ACFT'S CLB AT FL200 TO SEPARATE IT FROM THE KC135. THE TANKER WAS TURNED BACK INTO W107 BY FACSFAC VACAPES. FACSFAC VACAPES THEN CALLED SEA ISLE HIGH WITH A MANUAL HDOF ON 2 A10'S (Y) RETURNING TO ACY AT FL200. AT THIS TIME THE A10'S WERE ALREADY W OF THE CONFINES OF W107 IN ZNY AIRSPACE AND TFC FOR THE PAX JET (X). THE HDOF WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY SEA ISLE HIGH. THE A10'S WERE TURNED AND DSNDED BY FACSFAC VACAPES. SEA ISLE HIGH CALLED THE TFC TO THE PAX JET (X) AND CLBED THE ACFT. THE EXITING LOA BTWN ZDC; ZNY AND FACSFAC VACAPES REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 5 MIN NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO MANUALLY HANDING OFF ACFT EXITING THE WARNING AREAS. THIS WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AND WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED THIS INCIDENT HAD THE LOA BEEN ADHERED TO.
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