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A80 TRACON controller reported an aircraft on the winng 1 RNAV arrival checked on their frequency descending to a lower altitude than prescribed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1408299 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | A80.TRACON |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR WINNG1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X checked in with approach descending to 5000 feet! I think he was reading the minimum enroute altitudes on the chart instead of the actual crossing altitudes since the bottom altitude on the winng 1 arrival transition is 6000 feet.the optimum profile descents need to stop at the boundary from atl with ZTL ARTCC. This way; the TRACON controllers will know exactly what the aircraft are doing and can take action if needed to protect adjacent airspace and other aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A80 TRACON Controller reported an aircraft on the WINNG 1 RNAV Arrival checked on their frequency descending to a lower altitude than prescribed.
Narrative: Aircraft X checked in with Approach descending to 5000 feet! I think he was reading the Minimum Enroute Altitudes on the chart instead of the actual crossing altitudes since the bottom altitude on the WINNG 1 Arrival transition is 6000 feet.The Optimum Profile Descents need to stop at the boundary from ATL with ZTL ARTCC. This way; the TRACON controllers will know exactly what the aircraft are doing and can take action if needed to protect adjacent airspace and other aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.