Reporter claims afdps keypack has no memory. Machine cannot keep up with controller inputs. Sometime...

Narrative:

The afdps keypack does not have a memory. This creates problems for the controllers which may end up with unusual headings because the machine cannot keep up with the inputs. This requires sometimes 2 or 3 times the amount of entries to correct mistakes that the machine made because it can't keep up. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said the afdps is a means of coordination between the local controller and departure controller by providing flight plan information to the departure controllers on departures. Reporter stated the keypack has no memory and cannot keep up with the speed of the entered data. Reporter indicated the keypack may miss some of the data and cause an error requiring the flight plan to be reentered resulting in the departure controller not receiving the data in a timely manner. Reporter alleges the departure controller does not know the route or altitude of the departure until the flight plan is received. Reporter alleges that nothing is being done to correct the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS AFDPS KEYPACK HAS NO MEMORY. MACHINE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH CTLR INPUTS. SOMETIMES REQUIRES 2 OR 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ENTRIES TO CORRECT MISTAKES.

Narrative: THE AFDPS KEYPACK DOES NOT HAVE A MEMORY. THIS CREATES PROBS FOR THE CTLRS WHICH MAY END UP WITH UNUSUAL HEADINGS BECAUSE THE MACHINE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE INPUTS. THIS REQUIRES SOMETIMES 2 OR 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ENTRIES TO CORRECT MISTAKES THAT THE MACHINE MADE BECAUSE IT CAN'T KEEP UP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THE AFDPS IS A MEANS OF COORD BTWN THE LCL CTLR AND DEP CTLR BY PROVIDING FLT PLAN INFO TO THE DEP CTLRS ON DEPS. RPTR STATED THE KEYPACK HAS NO MEMORY AND CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE SPD OF THE ENTERED DATA. RPTR INDICATED THE KEYPACK MAY MISS SOME OF THE DATA AND CAUSE AN ERROR REQUIRING THE FLT PLAN TO BE REENTERED RESULTING IN THE DEP CTLR NOT RECEIVING THE DATA IN A TIMELY MANNER. RPTR ALLEGES THE DEP CTLR DOES NOT KNOW THE RTE OR ALT OF THE DEP UNTIL THE FLT PLAN IS RECEIVED. RPTR ALLEGES THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROB.

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.

Attributes
ACN	353522
Time
Date	199610
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7 flight time total : 200
ASRS Report	353522
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Reporter claims afdps keypack has no memory. Machine cannot keep up with controller inputs. Sometimes requires 2 or 3 times the amount of entries to correct mistakes.