Pct controller reported of a problem that happened 17 days prior. The question was; what type of sep...

Attributes
ACN	1318660
Time
Date	201511
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	DCA.Airport
State Reference	DC
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

This is a follow up to [another report]. The qc (quality control) department finally investigated this possible compression error. Seventeen days after the event dca tower was asked whether they were providing visual separation during this event. They asked the controller involved at dca tower and they said that they had both aircraft in sight and were providing tower visual separation. As far as I know the investigation is closed without a loss of separation involved. Unless someone has a photographic memory; this seems ridiculous. Obviously the investigation outcome is a cover-up of the OM's responsibility to timely investigate all reported losses of separation reported to them by the area flm/controller in charge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT Controller reported of a problem that happened 17 days prior. The question was; what type of separation was being used. Tower controller reported visual separation after being asked. Reporter thought this was a cover up for the lack of a timely investigation.

Narrative: This is a follow up to [another report]. The QC (Quality Control) department finally investigated this possible compression error. Seventeen days after the event DCA tower was asked whether they were providing visual separation during this event. They asked the controller involved at DCA tower and they said that they had both aircraft in sight and were providing tower visual separation. As far as I know the investigation is closed without a loss of separation involved. Unless someone has a photographic memory; this seems ridiculous. Obviously the investigation outcome is a cover-up of the OM's responsibility to timely investigate all reported losses of separation reported to them by the area FLM/CIC.

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Pct controller reported of a problem that happened 17 days prior. The question was; what type of separation was being used. Tower controller reported visual separation after being asked. Reporter thought this was a cover up for the lack of a timely investigation.