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Sct controller reported when receiving a sector briefing; an A320 had been issued a clearance below the MVA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1528257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I took over the position and was told that aircraft X was descending on the downwind vectors for cekma to start the RNAV visual approach 31L. I took the position and noticed that aircraft X was in a 6;000 ft MVA and he was descending below 5;900 ft. I said aircraft X maintain 6;000 ft. He told me he was assigned 5;000 ft by the previous controller. I turned him south immediately into lower terrain and he was out of the 6;000 ft block within seconds. I should have issued a low altitude alert. By the time I went to issue it; he was in a 5;000 ft block and it was no longer necessary.I should have verified the altitude that aircraft X was descending to in the briefing. I should have also issued a low altitude alert as soon as I noticed him descending below the MVA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT Controller reported when receiving a sector briefing; an A320 had been issued a clearance below the MVA.
Narrative: I took over the position and was told that Aircraft X was descending on the downwind vectors for CEKMA to start the RNAV visual approach 31L. I took the position and noticed that Aircraft X was in a 6;000 ft MVA and he was descending below 5;900 ft. I said Aircraft X maintain 6;000 ft. He told me he was assigned 5;000 ft by the previous controller. I turned him south immediately into lower terrain and he was out of the 6;000 ft block within seconds. I should have issued a low altitude alert. By the time I went to issue it; he was in a 5;000 ft block and it was no longer necessary.I should have verified the altitude that Aircraft X was descending to in the briefing. I should have also issued a low altitude alert as soon as I noticed him descending below the MVA.
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.