Narrative:

At about XX28 EST, phl approach control descended an air carrier into acy approach control airspace without obtaining approval. I contacted the approach controller at phl who had caused the violation, informed him that I had observed the violation, and told him that if he needed to use any portion of acy airspace, that he would have to make a request to do so, and that approval must be given before he could clear an aircraft to enter acy airspace. Phl arrs are required to maintain 8000 ft until 1 1/2 NM into phl airspace, unless approval is obtained to do otherwise. At XX31 EST, air carrier X, large transport, was observed 3 NM inside acy airspace at 6400 ft descending. I immediately called the phl controller responsible and asked him what air carrier X was doing. He replied that air carrier X was 'descending to 4000.' I reiterated the need for phl approach to obtain approval prior to entering acy airspace. The controller's reply: 'sorry.' at this point, I began to monitor phl approach frequency 126.6 to allow me to hear the control instructions being issued to the phl arrs over vcn VOR. At XX46 EST, air carrier Y, an large transport, was 2 NM north of vcn (still over acy airspace), and was instructed by phl approach to 'descend and maintain 3000.' air carrier Y entered acy airspace without approval and departed acy airspace at 7000 ft descending. At this time, phl approach supervisor was contacted and he said he would 'take care of it.' the unsafe practice of phl approach descending IFR aircraft through acy airspace without approval is an ongoing problem. It is not uncommon for acy approach to have traffic rted over vcn area at 6000 ft and 7000 ft. If phl approach continues this practice, aircraft separation standards are jeopardized and the potential for aircraft conflict is greatly increased.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR COMPLAINS THAT THE ADJACENT APCH CTL FACILITY DSNDS ACFT INTO THEIR AIRSPACE WITHOUT PRIOR COORD OR APPROVAL.

Narrative: AT ABOUT XX28 EST, PHL APCH CTL DSNDED AN ACR INTO ACY APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT OBTAINING APPROVAL. I CONTACTED THE APCH CTLR AT PHL WHO HAD CAUSED THE VIOLATION, INFORMED HIM THAT I HAD OBSERVED THE VIOLATION, AND TOLD HIM THAT IF HE NEEDED TO USE ANY PORTION OF ACY AIRSPACE, THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A REQUEST TO DO SO, AND THAT APPROVAL MUST BE GIVEN BEFORE HE COULD CLR AN ACFT TO ENTER ACY AIRSPACE. PHL ARRS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN 8000 FT UNTIL 1 1/2 NM INTO PHL AIRSPACE, UNLESS APPROVAL IS OBTAINED TO DO OTHERWISE. AT XX31 EST, ACR X, LGT, WAS OBSERVED 3 NM INSIDE ACY AIRSPACE AT 6400 FT DSNDING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE PHL CTLR RESPONSIBLE AND ASKED HIM WHAT ACR X WAS DOING. HE REPLIED THAT ACR X WAS 'DSNDING TO 4000.' I REITERATED THE NEED FOR PHL APCH TO OBTAIN APPROVAL PRIOR TO ENTERING ACY AIRSPACE. THE CTLR'S REPLY: 'SORRY.' AT THIS POINT, I BEGAN TO MONITOR PHL APCH FREQ 126.6 TO ALLOW ME TO HEAR THE CTL INSTRUCTIONS BEING ISSUED TO THE PHL ARRS OVER VCN VOR. AT XX46 EST, ACR Y, AN LGT, WAS 2 NM N OF VCN (STILL OVER ACY AIRSPACE), AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY PHL APCH TO 'DSND AND MAINTAIN 3000.' ACR Y ENTERED ACY AIRSPACE WITHOUT APPROVAL AND DEPARTED ACY AIRSPACE AT 7000 FT DSNDING. AT THIS TIME, PHL APCH SUPVR WAS CONTACTED AND HE SAID HE WOULD 'TAKE CARE OF IT.' THE UNSAFE PRACTICE OF PHL APCH DSNDING IFR ACFT THROUGH ACY AIRSPACE WITHOUT APPROVAL IS AN ONGOING PROB. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ACY APCH TO HAVE TFC RTED OVER VCN AREA AT 6000 FT AND 7000 FT. IF PHL APCH CONTINUES THIS PRACTICE, ACFT SEPARATION STANDARDS ARE JEOPARDIZED AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ACFT CONFLICT IS GREATLY INCREASED.

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.