Poor or spotty radar coverage between 6000 and 10000' at the boundary between bdl approach and alb a...

Attributes
ACN	144002
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 10000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bld tracon : alb
Route In Use	enroute airway : bdl enroute airway : alb
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	144002
Person 2
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I believe the radar coverage between bradley approach and alb approach is unsafe to do business with the way it presently stands. Bradley continuously attempts to hand traffic off to alb approach at altitudes 6000' through 10000' which are entering their airspace. Continuously the aircraft has to be turned away from their boundary so that we can get on a landline to attempt a manual handoff. They are not quick enough to respond either manually or to use the automated feature. This causes a dangerous situation because attention from the bdl controller is diverted. This has been brought to management attention and nothing appears to be in the works to improve this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POOR OR SPOTTY RADAR COVERAGE BETWEEN 6000 AND 10000' AT THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN BDL APCH AND ALB APCH.

Narrative: I BELIEVE THE RADAR COVERAGE BTWN BRADLEY APCH AND ALB APCH IS UNSAFE TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE WAY IT PRESENTLY STANDS. BRADLEY CONTINUOUSLY ATTEMPTS TO HAND TFC OFF TO ALB APCH AT ALTS 6000' THROUGH 10000' WHICH ARE ENTERING THEIR AIRSPACE. CONTINUOUSLY THE ACFT HAS TO BE TURNED AWAY FROM THEIR BOUNDARY SO THAT WE CAN GET ON A LANDLINE TO ATTEMPT A MANUAL HDOF. THEY ARE NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO RESPOND EITHER MANUALLY OR TO USE THE AUTOMATED FEATURE. THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE ATTN FROM THE BDL CTLR IS DIVERTED. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MGMNT ATTN AND NOTHING APPEARS TO BE IN THE WORKS TO IMPROVE THIS.

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.

Poor or spotty radar coverage between 6000 and 10000' at the boundary between bdl approach and alb approach.