<< >> NASA ASRS Report 147635, June 1990

Departure coordinator failed to give tower clearance void time on small aircraft X. Operational deviation. Departure controller failed to brief relief departure controller about small aircraft X. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	147635
Time
Date	199006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pou
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : pou
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : coordinator
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 3
ASRS Report	147635
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working coordinator position. Departure controller was asked if I could release an IFR departure (small aircraft X) with IFR small aircraft Y IFR on approach, 10-15 mi out. Departure control approved. I went to type in a flight plan, departure controller relived Y another departure controller. When I came back, new controller was talking to departure with arrival not yet landed. I do not know that sep was lost or if tower provided visibility sep. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated that the letter of agreement does not contain a tie restriction of when the tower has to have an aircraft off or recoordinate for release of the aircraft. Position relief had taken place and the new controller had not been briefed about small aircraft X release off pou. Reporter was busy with other duties and could not, or would not, say what happened. Reporter seemed hostile toward FAA facility management. Reporter is a union member. Reporter had to be counseled on the intent of the NASA ASRS reporting system. Aircraft type's were small aircraft X and small aircraft Y.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEP COORDINATOR FAILED TO GIVE TWR CLRNC VOID TIME ON SMA X. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION. DEP CTLR FAILED TO BRIEF RELIEF DEP CTLR ABOUT SMA X. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING COORDINATOR POS. DEP CTLR WAS ASKED IF I COULD RELEASE AN IFR DEP (SMA X) WITH IFR SMA Y IFR ON APCH, 10-15 MI OUT. DEP CTL APPROVED. I WENT TO TYPE IN A FLT PLAN, DEP CTLR RELIVED Y ANOTHER DEP CTLR. WHEN I CAME BACK, NEW CTLR WAS TALKING TO DEP WITH ARR NOT YET LANDED. I DO NOT KNOW THAT SEP WAS LOST OR IF TWR PROVIDED VIS SEP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATED THAT THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN A TIE RESTRICTION OF WHEN THE TWR HAS TO HAVE AN ACFT OFF OR RECOORDINATE FOR RELEASE OF THE ACFT. POS RELIEF HAD TAKEN PLACE AND THE NEW CTLR HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED ABOUT SMA X RELEASE OFF POU. RPTR WAS BUSY WITH OTHER DUTIES AND COULD NOT, OR WOULD NOT, SAY WHAT HAPPENED. RPTR SEEMED HOSTILE TOWARD FAA FAC MGMNT. RPTR IS A UNION MEMBER. RPTR HAD TO BE COUNSELED ON THE INTENT OF THE NASA ASRS RPTING SYS. ACFT TYPE'S WERE SMA X AND SMA Y.

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.