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A80 TRACON controller reported the ZTL ARTCC controller did not issue a 'descend via' clearance to comply with new optimum profile descent arrivals.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1408302 |
| 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 | Other OPD Arrival |
| 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 Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was never given a descend via clearance from ZTL dalas sector; contradictory to the new ZTL/A80 letter of agreement. When the A80 controller was working numerous aircraft that are now coming over high on optimal profile descents (opds); it is easy to think that the aircraft is going to descend as they should; but there is no room for error on these arrivals. The aircraft had to be vectored not only to adjust to the volume of the dual feed they were getting at the time; but because the aircraft was high and was about to go into someone else's airspace. The new opds should stop at the 40 mile transfer of control point (tcp) between ZTL and A80.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A80 TRACON Controller reported the ZTL ARTCC Controller did not issue a 'descend via' clearance to comply with new Optimum Profile Descent Arrivals.
Narrative: Aircraft X was never given a descend via clearance from ZTL Dalas sector; contradictory to the new ZTL/A80 Letter of Agreement. When the A80 controller was working numerous aircraft that are now coming over high on Optimal Profile Descents (OPDs); it is easy to think that the aircraft is going to descend as they should; but there is no room for error on these arrivals. The aircraft had to be vectored not only to adjust to the volume of the dual feed they were getting at the time; but because the aircraft was high and was about to go into someone else's airspace. The new OPDs should stop at the 40 mile Transfer of Control Point (TCP) between ZTL and A80.
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.