Reporter required to use abnormal procedure to compensate for TRACON bomb threat.

Attributes
ACN	314487
Time
Date	199508
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tracon : n90 tower : boi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	314487
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Lax to jfk. At lendy ATC advises bomb threat at ny TRACON, expect undeterminable delay. As per part 1, made radar descent then landed VFR. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated they were 20000 ft over lendy, #2 on the lendy arrival to jfk when N90 announced the bomb threat and evacuated their facility. The flight crew ahead announced to ZNY they had jfk in sight and asked to make a VFR approach to jfk. Permission was granted after a radar controled descent into N90 airspace over east long island. The reporter followed the procedure of the aircraft ahead. The reporter was the PNF and the captain was getting a line check from a company check airman. If the WX were IMC they would have diverted into phl and that option was discussed anyway. The reporter had no suggestions as the event was closed without any further considerations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR REQUIRED TO USE ABNORMAL PROC TO COMPENSATE FOR TRACON BOMB THREAT.

Narrative: LAX TO JFK. AT LENDY ATC ADVISES BOMB THREAT AT NY TRACON, EXPECT UNDETERMINABLE DELAY. AS PER PART 1, MADE RADAR DSCNT THEN LANDED VFR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THEY WERE 20000 FT OVER LENDY, #2 ON THE LENDY ARR TO JFK WHEN N90 ANNOUNCED THE BOMB THREAT AND EVACUATED THEIR FACILITY. THE FLC AHEAD ANNOUNCED TO ZNY THEY HAD JFK IN SIGHT AND ASKED TO MAKE A VFR APCH TO JFK. PERMISSION WAS GRANTED AFTER A RADAR CTLED DSCNT INTO N90 AIRSPACE OVER E LONG ISLAND. THE RPTR FOLLOWED THE PROC OF THE ACFT AHEAD. THE RPTR WAS THE PNF AND THE CAPT WAS GETTING A LINE CHK FROM A COMPANY CHK AIRMAN. IF THE WX WERE IMC THEY WOULD HAVE DIVERTED INTO PHL AND THAT OPTION WAS DISCUSSED ANYWAY. THE RPTR HAD NO SUGGESTIONS AS THE EVENT WAS CLOSED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

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.