Reporter alleges the stars are not updated in the computer with the amendment numbers. Reporter clai...

Attributes
ACN	371732
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl
State Reference	GA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	371732
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	other physical facility

Narrative:

This situation does not involve a particular aircraft or occurrence but rather a change, by FAA management, of the information available for the air traffic controller to do one of the requirements of his job. One of the requirements for my particular area of specialization is that aircraft destined for major northeast airports must be put on the proper routing. This 'proper routing' involves the issuance of a STAR and these stars have amendment numbers at the end, such as macey 1. Evidently, in an effort to save work, management decided that they would not update the STAR number in the only place this information is available to me -- the computer. I cannot issue the routing as shown and all other options involve violating the LOA. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that when the facility management found out about the problem, it was corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGES THE STARS ARE NOT UPDATED IN THE COMPUTER WITH THE AMENDMENT NUMBERS. RPTR CLAIMS THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THE INFO IS AVAILABLE AND THAT OTHER OPTIONS INVOLVE VIOLATING THE LOA.

Narrative: THIS SIT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PARTICULAR ACFT OR OCCURRENCE BUT RATHER A CHANGE, BY FAA MGMNT, OF THE INFO AVAILABLE FOR THE AIR TFC CTLR TO DO ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF HIS JOB. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MY PARTICULAR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION IS THAT ACFT DESTINED FOR MAJOR NE ARPTS MUST BE PUT ON THE PROPER ROUTING. THIS 'PROPER ROUTING' INVOLVES THE ISSUANCE OF A STAR AND THESE STARS HAVE AMENDMENT NUMBERS AT THE END, SUCH AS MACEY 1. EVIDENTLY, IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE WORK, MGMNT DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT UPDATE THE STAR NUMBER IN THE ONLY PLACE THIS INFO IS AVAILABLE TO ME -- THE COMPUTER. I CANNOT ISSUE THE ROUTING AS SHOWN AND ALL OTHER OPTIONS INVOLVE VIOLATING THE LOA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT WHEN THE FACILITY MGMNT FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROB, IT WAS CORRECTED.

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.

Reporter alleges the stars are not updated in the computer with the amendment numbers. Reporter claims this is the only place the information is available and that other options involve violating the LOA.