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Iah controller voiced concern regarding the current local control responsibility configurations; claiming the procedure in place for the past 5 years is unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1069477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
While fighting this scenario for around 5 years; and having it shoved down our throats with no regard for the safety of the flying public; I was left on local south with departures and arrivals simultaneously. We have no authorized procedures for this flow except for local west to work runway 9 with the inbounds flying over his departing runways. Someone from higher up has decided that this is a safe operation and deemed it safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IAH Controller voiced concern regarding the current Local Control responsibility configurations; claiming the procedure in place for the past 5 years is unsafe.
Narrative: While fighting this scenario for around 5 years; and having it shoved down our throats with no regard for the safety of the flying public; I was left on Local South with departures and arrivals simultaneously. We have no authorized procedures for this flow except for Local West to work Runway 9 with the inbounds flying over his departing runways. Someone from higher up has decided that this is a safe operation and deemed it safe.
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.