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ATC reporter believes that a temporary flight procedure implemented by management, with natca approval, could be hazardous. Procedure allows aircraft to fly at wrong altitude for direction of flight without advance coordination and is valid for a 3 week period.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sav |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 332336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
The sav ATCT manager, area supervisors, and local union rep have agreed for the next 3 weeks to allow aircraft at 8000 ft and 7000 ft to fly at the wrong altitude for direction of flight without coordination. This will happen during our heaviest traffic volume time of yr and is laying the gndwork for a serious accident. As controllers we are taught from day 1 and told to advise pilots to fly at an appropriate altitude for their direction of flight. To lose this built-in safety feature is very dangerous. 'Wrong for direction' should only be approved on an as needed basis and on an individual situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATC RPTR BELIEVES THAT A TEMPORARY FLT PROC IMPLEMENTED BY MGMNT, WITH NATCA APPROVAL, COULD BE HAZARDOUS. PROC ALLOWS ACFT TO FLY AT WRONG ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT WITHOUT ADVANCE COORD AND IS VALID FOR A 3 WEEK PERIOD.
Narrative: THE SAV ATCT MGR, AREA SUPVRS, AND LCL UNION REP HAVE AGREED FOR THE NEXT 3 WKS TO ALLOW ACFT AT 8000 FT AND 7000 FT TO FLY AT THE WRONG ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT WITHOUT COORD. THIS WILL HAPPEN DURING OUR HEAVIEST TFC VOLUME TIME OF YR AND IS LAYING THE GNDWORK FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AS CTLRS WE ARE TAUGHT FROM DAY 1 AND TOLD TO ADVISE PLTS TO FLY AT AN APPROPRIATE ALT FOR THEIR DIRECTION OF FLT. TO LOSE THIS BUILT-IN SAFETY FEATURE IS VERY DANGEROUS. 'WRONG FOR DIRECTION' SHOULD ONLY BE APPROVED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS AND ON AN INDIVIDUAL SIT.
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.