Narrative:

While working the final north position (ar-V), I worked air carrier X coming in from over dallas, this aircraft was an emergency and the equipment had been called out to position on runway 9L. We were running runways 8L/9R approachs. I was told air carrier X was expecting a runway different from the one he would normally land on. WX was IFR thunderstorm in the vicinity of airport. I had no knowledge of air carrier X being an small transport had departed a close vicinity airport. I had no prior notification of this aircraft coming to atl. Workload was heavy and the complexity very difficult due to the WX. At this same time I also had a slow aircraft who cannot keep up on final. The supervisor and feeder controller knew air carrier X was an emergency but left the final controller out of the loop placing me in a very awkward position. I am reporting this wishing I had written last week. This occurrence last week involved 2 supervisors who approved non standard departure procedures but failed to let the involved controllers know of the decision. This is happening on an all too frequent occurrence at atlanta tower. I believe the reasons are 2 fold. Improper training for newly selected supervisors and the lack of experience level, or lack of experience, of newly selected supervisors.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD DECLARED AN EMER SUPVR CTLR TECHNIQUE COM FAILED TO (TRACON INTRAFAC COORD) TELL CTLR.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE FINAL N POS (AR-V), I WORKED ACR X COMING IN FROM OVER DALLAS, THIS ACFT WAS AN EMER AND THE EQUIP HAD BEEN CALLED OUT TO POS ON RWY 9L. WE WERE RUNNING RWYS 8L/9R APCHS. I WAS TOLD ACR X WAS EXPECTING A RWY DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE HE WOULD NORMALLY LAND ON. WX WAS IFR TSTM IN THE VICINITY OF ARPT. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ACR X BEING AN SMT HAD DEPARTED A CLOSE VICINITY ARPT. I HAD NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF THIS ACFT COMING TO ATL. WORKLOAD WAS HVY AND THE COMPLEXITY VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE WX. AT THIS SAME TIME I ALSO HAD A SLOW ACFT WHO CANNOT KEEP UP ON FINAL. THE SUPVR AND FEEDER CTLR KNEW ACR X WAS AN EMER BUT LEFT THE FINAL CTLR OUT OF THE LOOP PLACING ME IN A VERY AWKWARD POS. I AM RPTING THIS WISHING I HAD WRITTEN LAST WK. THIS OCCURRENCE LAST WK INVOLVED 2 SUPVRS WHO APPROVED NON STANDARD DEP PROCS BUT FAILED TO LET THE INVOLVED CTLRS KNOW OF THE DECISION. THIS IS HAPPENING ON AN ALL TOO FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AT ATLANTA TWR. I BELIEVE THE REASONS ARE 2 FOLD. IMPROPER TRAINING FOR NEWLY SELECTED SUPVRS AND THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE LEVEL, OR LACK OF EXPERIENCE, OF NEWLY SELECTED SUPVRS.

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.