Local controller not issuing traffic in arsa. Radar antenna site. ATC procedure.

Attributes
ACN	228953
Time
Date	199212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 50 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur tower : bur
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	approach : visual departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	228953
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Atx X climbing out of 'golden state' VFR departure from burbank, the local controllers have been keeping departures a long time before shipping to 'fillmore' sector of bur TRACON (120.4). Tower says that data has yet to acquire and to stay with them until it tags up. Often, I am leaving 3500 ft or 4000 ft MSL by the time I contact departure. At this point local is not calling out traffic to me and I am not in contact with the appropriate controller. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Bur tower planning specialist was called about the procedure spoken to by the reporter. Specialist stated the reason aircraft are held on tower frequency is because of radar antenna site and aircraft data tags do not acquire. No tower coordination is performed. Tower airspace ends at 3000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LCL CTLR NOT ISSUING TFC IN ARSA. RADAR ANTENNA SITE. ATC PROC.

Narrative: ATX X CLBING OUT OF 'GOLDEN STATE' VFR DEP FROM BURBANK, THE LCL CTLRS HAVE BEEN KEEPING DEPS A LONG TIME BEFORE SHIPPING TO 'FILLMORE' SECTOR OF BUR TRACON (120.4). TWR SAYS THAT DATA HAS YET TO ACQUIRE AND TO STAY WITH THEM UNTIL IT TAGS UP. OFTEN, I AM LEAVING 3500 FT OR 4000 FT MSL BY THE TIME I CONTACT DEP. AT THIS POINT LCL IS NOT CALLING OUT TFC TO ME AND I AM NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE APPROPRIATE CTLR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. BUR TWR PLANNING SPECIALIST WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROC SPOKEN TO BY THE RPTR. SPECIALIST STATED THE REASON ACFT ARE HELD ON TWR FREQ IS BECAUSE OF RADAR ANTENNA SITE AND ACFT DATA TAGS DO NOT ACQUIRE. NO TWR COORD IS PERFORMED. TWR AIRSPACE ENDS AT 3000 FT.

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.