Aircraft radar vectored out of TCA due to sector overload.

Attributes
ACN	241112
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 7 controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	241112
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working the meacham north position (mn). This position works satellite airport operations for 3 controled airports and several uncontrolled fields. These airports are satellite airports to dfw. Mn is a position on dfw TRACON and feeds arrs to runway 13R. This incident involves heavy traffic flow to runway 13R. I was being given traffic from 3 different directions. Straight-in, right base from acton VOR, and downwind over the top of dfw traffic. Many of the aircraft, to ensure separation, I had to take out of the TCA. At one point I had a sustained flow of traffic leaving base leg 25 mi from the airport. Several asked about their location in the TCA. I told them they were not and I had no observed traffic in their area. There was no traffic on one of the arrival runways or runway 18R. There were arrs on runway 17L. I informed the supervisor, but he did not make any comment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT RADAR VECTORED OUT OF TCA DUE TO SECTOR OVERLOAD.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE MEACHAM NORTH POS (MN). THIS POS WORKS SATELLITE ARPT OPS FOR 3 CTLED ARPTS AND SEVERAL UNCTLED FIELDS. THESE ARPTS ARE SATELLITE ARPTS TO DFW. MN IS A POS ON DFW TRACON AND FEEDS ARRS TO RWY 13R. THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES HVY TFC FLOW TO RWY 13R. I WAS BEING GIVEN TFC FROM 3 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. STRAIGHT-IN, R BASE FROM ACTON VOR, AND DOWNWIND OVER THE TOP OF DFW TFC. MANY OF THE ACFT, TO ENSURE SEPARATION, I HAD TO TAKE OUT OF THE TCA. AT ONE POINT I HAD A SUSTAINED FLOW OF TFC LEAVING BASE LEG 25 MI FROM THE ARPT. SEVERAL ASKED ABOUT THEIR LOCATION IN THE TCA. I TOLD THEM THEY WERE NOT AND I HAD NO OBSERVED TFC IN THEIR AREA. THERE WAS NO TFC ON ONE OF THE ARR RWYS OR RWY 18R. THERE WERE ARRS ON RWY 17L. I INFORMED THE SUPVR, BUT HE DID NOT MAKE ANY COMMENT.

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.