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ATC non-discrete beacon code assignments by ZAB to abq.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136368 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : abq |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 136368 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
Narrative:
ZAB ARTCC assigns non-discrete 0700 codes to IFR air carrier's departing abq, each of which must be manually track-started on ARTS III-a, and sometimes manually handed off. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter experience: 3 yrs radar, 8 yrs military. Reporter stated the assigning of 0700 codes to IFR aircraft is an occasional occurrence. The reporter had informed her supervisor, but had not received an answer as to why 0700 beacon codes were being assigned. Reporter was advised to ask the automation specialist at abq TRACON to investigate the matter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATC NON-DISCRETE BEACON CODE ASSIGNMENTS BY ZAB TO ABQ.
Narrative: ZAB ARTCC ASSIGNS NON-DISCRETE 0700 CODES TO IFR ACR'S DEPARTING ABQ, EACH OF WHICH MUST BE MANUALLY TRACK-STARTED ON ARTS III-A, AND SOMETIMES MANUALLY HANDED OFF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR EXPERIENCE: 3 YRS RADAR, 8 YRS MIL. RPTR STATED THE ASSIGNING OF 0700 CODES TO IFR ACFT IS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE. THE RPTR HAD INFORMED HER SUPVR, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER AS TO WHY 0700 BEACON CODES WERE BEING ASSIGNED. RPTR WAS ADVISED TO ASK THE AUTOMATION SPECIALIST AT ABQ TRACON TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.