S46 TRACON controller reported an airborne conflict between an air carrier IFR aircraft on the RNAV ...

Attributes
ACN	1656209
Time
Date	201906
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	PAE.Airport
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other Instrument Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 10.0
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I was vectoring aircraft X to the IAF for the RNAV 34L approach into pae and there was [aircraft Y] below him about 700 feet. I stopped aircraft X at 2;500 feet and cleared him for the approach. Aircraft X didn't want to descend until aircraft Y was clear. I reached out to pae tower to see if they were in communications with aircraft and luckily they were and were able to move aircraft east of final. This situation routinely happens and places aircraft in an unsafe altitude and either having to be vectored around or we have to take other evasive actions. We need a more controlled airspace around pae. With the increase in air carrier operations pae needs a class C or the class B for sea needs to be lowered to encompass around pae's class D.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S46 TRACON Controller reported an airborne conflict between an air carrier IFR aircraft on the RNAV 34L Approach to PAE airport and a VFR helicopter.

Narrative: I was vectoring Aircraft X to the IAF for the RNAV 34L approach into PAE and there was [Aircraft Y] below him about 700 feet. I stopped Aircraft X at 2;500 feet and cleared him for the approach. Aircraft X didn't want to descend until Aircraft Y was clear. I reached out to PAE Tower to see if they were in communications with aircraft and luckily they were and were able to move aircraft east of Final. This situation routinely happens and places aircraft in an unsafe altitude and either having to be vectored around or we have to take other evasive actions. We need a more controlled airspace around PAE. With the increase in air carrier operations PAE needs a Class C or the Class B for SEA needs to be lowered to encompass around PAE's Class D.

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S46 TRACON controller reported an airborne conflict between an air carrier IFR aircraft on the RNAV 34L approach to pae airport and a VFR helicopter.