<< >> NASA ASRS Report 184541, July 1991

Air carrier aircraft deviates from SID due to TCASII, gets into adjacent approach control airspace without a pointout.

Attributes
ACN	184541
Time
Date	199107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pom airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : ont
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	184541
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 30000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working 1 VFR nebound and had 1 departure coming off. I reached over and asked the next sector for a tops report. The supervisor started chastising me and continued arguing with me as the departure came off. Due to distraction of the supervisor, I was late noticing widebody transport moving slightly off course. As I was about to ask him he said TCASII instructions, I'm deviating left. I said then maintain 7000 for IFR lax arrival traffic at another approach. He said negative and entered another approach's airspace. This was a deviation -- of what sort I don't know, but I would like to. The entire situation was caused by the supervisor starting a fight and continuing an argument with a controller handling live aircraft at an operation position, on the control room floor with 3 other sectors busy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ACFT DEVIATES FROM SID DUE TO TCASII, GETS INTO ADJACENT APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT A POINTOUT.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING 1 VFR NEBOUND AND HAD 1 DEP COMING OFF. I REACHED OVER AND ASKED THE NEXT SECTOR FOR A TOPS RPT. THE SUPVR STARTED CHASTISING ME AND CONTINUED ARGUING WITH ME AS THE DEP CAME OFF. DUE TO DISTR OF THE SUPVR, I WAS LATE NOTICING WDB MOVING SLIGHTLY OFF COURSE. AS I WAS ABOUT TO ASK HIM HE SAID TCASII INSTRUCTIONS, I'M DEVIATING L. I SAID THEN MAINTAIN 7000 FOR IFR LAX ARR TFC AT ANOTHER APCH. HE SAID NEGATIVE AND ENTERED ANOTHER APCH'S AIRSPACE. THIS WAS A DEV -- OF WHAT SORT I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO. THE ENTIRE SITUATION WAS CAUSED BY THE SUPVR STARTING A FIGHT AND CONTINUING AN ARGUMENT WITH A CTLR HANDLING LIVE ACFT AT AN OP POS, ON THE CTL ROOM FLOOR WITH 3 OTHER SECTORS BUSY.

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.