Parachute jumping on arrival route to ord.

Attributes
ACN	314896
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : wio5
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tracon : rfd tower : rfd
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : developmental controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 6
ASRS Report	314896
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Currently parachute jump activity takes place around big foot airport (WI05) at and below 12500 ft. This operation is in the immediate vicinity of the jvl 4 SID into ord. Ord arrs are routinely vectored around and through the jumpers and aircraft, causing an unnecessary burden on both ZAU farmm sector and rfd TRACON controllers. This operation is an accident waiting to happen, if not in this area possibly elsewhere due to the extra attention required to ensure all traffic is passed and the potential loss of scan in other areas. I've talked to controllers from ZAU farmm sector and they agree that this operation is unsafe and time consuming and also like to see it stopped. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: rfd facility supervisor stated the jump aircraft have complied with far part 105 and always establish communication with the TRACON or center prior to jumpers away. This increases controller workload because of coordination between the 2 facilities.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PARACHUTE JUMPING ON ARR RTE TO ORD.

Narrative: CURRENTLY PARACHUTE JUMP ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE AROUND BIG FOOT ARPT (WI05) AT AND BELOW 12500 FT. THIS OP IS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE JVL 4 SID INTO ORD. ORD ARRS ARE ROUTINELY VECTORED AROUND AND THROUGH THE JUMPERS AND ACFT, CAUSING AN UNNECESSARY BURDEN ON BOTH ZAU FARMM SECTOR AND RFD TRACON CTLRS. THIS OP IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, IF NOT IN THIS AREA POSSIBLY ELSEWHERE DUE TO THE EXTRA ATTN REQUIRED TO ENSURE ALL TFC IS PASSED AND THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF SCAN IN OTHER AREAS. I'VE TALKED TO CTLRS FROM ZAU FARMM SECTOR AND THEY AGREE THAT THIS OP IS UNSAFE AND TIME CONSUMING AND ALSO LIKE TO SEE IT STOPPED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RFD FACILITY SUPVR STATED THE JUMP ACFT HAVE COMPLIED WITH FAR PART 105 AND ALWAYS ESTABLISH COM WITH THE TRACON OR CTR PRIOR TO JUMPERS AWAY. THIS INCREASES CTLR WORKLOAD BECAUSE OF COORD BTWN THE 2 FACILITIES.

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.