Narrative:

I was training a developmental controller on a north feeder sector. The final approach controller scope is located next to ours. I looked over and observed a cga X on final to runway 14. This was a little unusual but an emergency small aircraft was on final to runway 16L. I observed air carrier Y departure who was below cga X and heading right at him about 4 mi away. Cga X was descending and air carrier Y was climbing into him. The final controller was turned away from his scope telling the supervisor about the small aircraft that he had just gave to the tower. I alerted the final controller and the supervisor simultaneously and told the supervisor to alert the departure controller who was talking to air carrier Y. The departure controller turned air carrier Y west, away from cga X. It appeared to me that loss of separation may have occurred. The departure sector has what we call a prearranged coordination area (look and go). The problem was the departure controller didn't look. If he would have looked he would have seen the nonstandard operation (cga X on runway 14) in progress. Cga X was taking the short runway because the small aircraft was taking the long runway (16L). If the departure controller would have been aware of what was going on in the TRACON he wouldn't have turned air carrier Y off the runway to climb through final's airspace. The departure controller who induced this problem is the most experienced controller at slc TRACON. His workload at the time was very light. He wasn't paying attention to his duties in my mind. I didn't know of a defense for a negligent controller. The controller didn't even say thanks for saving his butt from a potential disaster!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEP IFR ACFT CONFLICTED WITH AN ARR ACFT FOR THE OPPOSITE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS TRAINING A DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR ON A N FEEDER SECTOR. THE FINAL APCH CTLR SCOPE IS LOCATED NEXT TO OURS. I LOOKED OVER AND OBSERVED A CGA X ON FINAL TO RWY 14. THIS WAS A LITTLE UNUSUAL BUT AN EMER SMA WAS ON FINAL TO RWY 16L. I OBSERVED ACR Y DEP WHO WAS BELOW CGA X AND HDG RIGHT AT HIM ABOUT 4 MI AWAY. CGA X WAS DESCENDING AND ACR Y WAS CLIMBING INTO HIM. THE FINAL CTLR WAS TURNED AWAY FROM HIS SCOPE TELLING THE SUPVR ABOUT THE SMA THAT HE HAD JUST GAVE TO THE TWR. I ALERTED THE FINAL CTLR AND THE SUPVR SIMULTANEOUSLY AND TOLD THE SUPERVISOR TO ALERT THE DEP CTLR WHO WAS TALKING TO ACR Y. THE DEP CTLR TURNED ACR Y W, AWAY FROM CGA X. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT LOSS OF SEPARATION MAY HAVE OCCURRED. THE DEP SECTOR HAS WHAT WE CALL A PREARRANGED COORD AREA (LOOK AND GO). THE PROBLEM WAS THE DEP CTLR DIDN'T LOOK. IF HE WOULD HAVE LOOKED HE WOULD HAVE SEEN THE NONSTANDARD OPERATION (CGA X ON RWY 14) IN PROGRESS. CGA X WAS TAKING THE SHORT RWY BECAUSE THE SMA WAS TAKING THE LONG RWY (16L). IF THE DEP CTLR WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE TRACON HE WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED ACR Y OFF THE RWY TO CLIMB THROUGH FINAL'S AIRSPACE. THE DEP CTLR WHO INDUCED THIS PROBLEM IS THE MOST EXPERIENCED CTLR AT SLC TRACON. HIS WORKLOAD AT THE TIME WAS VERY LIGHT. HE WASN'T PAYING ATTN TO HIS DUTIES IN MY MIND. I DIDN'T KNOW OF A DEFENSE FOR A NEGLIGENT CTLR. THE CTLR DIDN'T EVEN SAY THANKS FOR SAVING HIS BUTT FROM A POTENTIAL DISASTER!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.