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Attributes | |
ACN | 1518030 |
Time | |
Date | 201802 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | CLT.TRACON |
State Reference | NC |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A321 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Route In Use | STAR BANKR TWO |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Approach |
Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
Events | |
Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types |
Narrative:
While working all the arrivals into clt; aircraft X was descending via the bankr into clt during a north operation. Aircraft X crossed opals at 13;000 ft and showing 350kts. I was relatively busy during this time so I was unable to verify his speed and the reason for not making the crossing restriction. This is dangerous because the restriction at opals is there to force arrival traffic below the climbing southbound departures. Have ZTL ensure short side arrivals are delivered at the bottom of the altitude restrictions. We have drafted a LOA change that has restrictions; which were developed in agreement with pilot's descent profiles; and will help ensure aircraft meet their restrictions in this critical airspace. Whether it be controller errors at ZTL or clt or the surrounding centers; or even the pilots themselves; it does not matter. High aircraft on the short sides are dangerous. These restrictions will push the aircraft down so they can make the restrictions the whole way down; not just the first window before clt lateral boundary.until something is in writing; this will continue to happen. Every day and each time it happens adds risk to the NAS. Sooner or later I hope there is enough data to see what we work every day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT TRACON Controller reported receiving a handoff on arrival that was not able to comply with altitude and speed restrictions on the published STAR.
Narrative: While working all the arrivals into CLT; Aircraft X was descending via the BANKR into CLT during a north operation. Aircraft X crossed OPALS at 13;000 ft and showing 350kts. I was relatively busy during this time so I was unable to verify his speed and the reason for not making the crossing restriction. This is dangerous because the restriction at OPALS is there to force arrival traffic below the climbing southbound departures. Have ZTL ensure short side arrivals are delivered at the bottom of the altitude restrictions. We have drafted a LOA change that has restrictions; which were developed in agreement with pilot's descent profiles; and will help ensure aircraft meet their restrictions in this critical airspace. Whether it be controller errors at ZTL or CLT or the surrounding centers; or even the pilots themselves; it does not matter. High aircraft on the short sides are dangerous. These restrictions will push the aircraft down so they can make the restrictions the whole way down; not just the first window before CLT lateral boundary.Until something is in writing; this will continue to happen. Every day and each time it happens adds risk to the NAS. Sooner or later I hope there is enough data to see what we work every day.
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.