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A P80 TRACON controller reported vectoring an arriving air carrier off its approach to avoid conflicting unidentified VFR traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1545487 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | P80.TRACON |
| State Reference | OR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 6 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Flight X was on the downwind portion of an RNAV arrival; level at 4;000 feet. A VFR aircraft at flight X's 1 o'clock and 5 miles; 4;400 feet when I noticed the conflict. I turned flight X off the arrival away from the VFR traffic that had descended from 4;400 to 4;000 feet at the initial conflict point. Flight X saw the traffic when they were about 2 miles apart and no longer a factor. Flight X should have been in protected class C airspace. We need approach/departure extensions to protect these areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A P80 TRACON Controller reported vectoring an arriving air carrier off its approach to avoid conflicting unidentified VFR traffic.
Narrative: Flight X was on the downwind portion of an RNAV arrival; level at 4;000 feet. A VFR aircraft at Flight X's 1 o'clock and 5 miles; 4;400 feet when I noticed the conflict. I turned Flight X off the arrival away from the VFR traffic that had descended from 4;400 to 4;000 feet at the initial conflict point. Flight X saw the traffic when they were about 2 miles apart and no longer a factor. Flight X should have been in protected Class C airspace. We need approach/departure extensions to protect these areas.
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.