FAA controller complaint about military controllers at adjacent facility instituting a 20 mi in-trai...

Attributes
ACN	332790
Time
Date	199604
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : acy
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : wri
Route In Use	enroute airway : acy enroute airway : wri
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 13 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	332790
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : military
Events
Anomaly	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:

Around XA00 local on apr/thu/96, mcquire approach lost their land lines, which should present no real problems since handoffs are all automated anyway. However, when this happened they immediately put a 20 mi in-trail restr on tec traffic. Since mcquire sits in the middle of philadelphia, new york and atlantic city, these ridiculous in-trail restrs severely hamper traffic in the busy northeast corridor. This kind of action by mcquire approach is the norm not an exception. They constantly lose radar, radios, land lines and put severe restrs on traffic flying through their airspace. I think the FAA, if truly concerned with safety and expeditious handling of air traffic, should either take over the mcquire airspace or at least make them live up to the standards of all FAA facilities.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT MIL CTLRS AT ADJACENT FACILITY INSTITUTING A 20 MI IN-TRAIL RESTR WHEN THE MIL TRACON LOSES THEIR LAND LINES.

Narrative: AROUND XA00 LCL ON APR/THU/96, MCQUIRE APCH LOST THEIR LAND LINES, WHICH SHOULD PRESENT NO REAL PROBS SINCE HDOFS ARE ALL AUTOMATED ANYWAY. HOWEVER, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THEY IMMEDIATELY PUT A 20 MI IN-TRAIL RESTR ON TEC TFC. SINCE MCQUIRE SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY, THESE RIDICULOUS IN-TRAIL RESTRS SEVERELY HAMPER TFC IN THE BUSY NE CORRIDOR. THIS KIND OF ACTION BY MCQUIRE APCH IS THE NORM NOT AN EXCEPTION. THEY CONSTANTLY LOSE RADAR, RADIOS, LAND LINES AND PUT SEVERE RESTRS ON TFC FLYING THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE. I THINK THE FAA, IF TRULY CONCERNED WITH SAFETY AND EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING OF AIR TFC, SHOULD EITHER TAKE OVER THE MCQUIRE AIRSPACE OR AT LEAST MAKE THEM LIVE UP TO THE STANDARDS OF ALL FAA 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.

FAA controller complaint about military controllers at adjacent facility instituting a 20 mi in-trail restr when the military TRACON loses their land lines.