A320
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 27
Confusion; Human-Machine Interface; Troubleshooting
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Equipment / Tooling; Procedure
This is not really a safety event but an ongoing problem with facilities east and south of ZMP. I could file one of these every week or two and will start filing them all. Aircraft X had a flight plan in the system that departed JFK enroute to ZZZ. It was on a very circuitous route most likely due to weather. The aircraft flight plan departed JFK and progressed through ZDC; ZJX; ZTL; ZME; and ZKC prior to entering ZMP airspace. The aircraft showed up overdue in our EDST and we started to look for it. ZKC Controller had no knowledge of the flight. I called Aircraft X's Company Dispatch and they said the flight had been canceled. My issue is how does an aircraft flight plan go through 5 Centers and numerous sectors and have every controller along the way either delete or ignore an overdue aircraft?Training on recognizing an overdue aircraft in the EDST and following up to find the aircraft.
Reporter stated he has filed three reports of this nature within the last two weeks of this report. In discussion with other people; one person thought this might be an ERAM problem. This reporter is not sure if it is controllers in the system who are not doing what they are required to do by tracking down the aircraft and then removing the flight plan; or is this being done but then the problem still passes on to various ATC Centers.
ZMP Controller complains about a flight that isn't airborne and has been canceled; progresses electronically from departure airport through 5 other centers before reaching his center.