ATCT TRACON intrafac coordination new procedure silent coordination.

Attributes
ACN	228801
Time
Date	199212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bjc
State Reference	CO
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tower : bjc
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	228801
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

This is to notify NASA that the FAA is forcing a new procedure on the controllers at jeffco tower, called 'silent coordination.' this effectively and consistently jeopardizes aviation safety! Though in a 'test mode,' the new procedure basically allows denver radar to 'advise' jeffco tower of IFR inbounds, without any assurance or acknowledgement that we, jeffco tower, actually know about the inbound. This entire procedure has increased the workload of the jeffco controllers, decreased the workload of denver approach controllers, and jeopardized aviation safety around jeffco airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT TRACON INTRAFAC COORD NEW PROC SILENT COORD.

Narrative: THIS IS TO NOTIFY NASA THAT THE FAA IS FORCING A NEW PROC ON THE CTLRS AT JEFFCO TWR, CALLED 'SILENT COORD.' THIS EFFECTIVELY AND CONSISTENTLY JEOPARDIZES AVIATION SAFETY! THOUGH IN A 'TEST MODE,' THE NEW PROC BASICALLY ALLOWS DENVER RADAR TO 'ADVISE' JEFFCO TWR OF IFR INBOUNDS, WITHOUT ANY ASSURANCE OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE, JEFFCO TWR, ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT THE INBOUND. THIS ENTIRE PROC HAS INCREASED THE WORKLOAD OF THE JEFFCO CTLRS, DECREASED THE WORKLOAD OF DENVER APCH CTLRS, AND JEOPARDIZED AVIATION SAFETY AROUND JEFFCO ARPT.

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.