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ARTCC handoff controller complaint about traffic management procedures instituted when WX factors dictate in-trail spacing on airways that go into adjacent ARTCC airspace. Reporter recommends suspending the procedures until they can be refined.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373275 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sax |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tracon : bad |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zbw enroute airway : zny enroute airway : zob |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller military : 3 controller radar : 10 flight time total : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 373275 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On may/mon/97 pm, 2 lines of severe thunderstorms impacted ZOB, ZNY and ZBW. Early on as the lines were building the traffic management unit imposed a 40 mi in-trail restr on J80. ZBW then in an attempt to assist in obtaining this restr instituted a departure spacing program (dsp). This action did not help the situation. It precipitated to impact the operation adversely. The added workload created by tmu's attempt to assist forced aircraft and controllers into an unsatisfactory posture to handle the required in-trail restr. This happens on a continual basis. Boston tmu states that automation short falls limit the effectiveness of a departure spacing program. These actions should cease until the program can be refined. In the meantime use of this program, at times, adds to controllers complexity while utilizing an able bodied controller to administer the program.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC HDOF CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT TFC MGMNT PROCS INSTITUTED WHEN WX FACTORS DICTATE IN-TRAIL SPACING ON AIRWAYS THAT GO INTO ADJACENT ARTCC AIRSPACE. RPTR RECOMMENDS SUSPENDING THE PROCS UNTIL THEY CAN BE REFINED.
Narrative: ON MAY/MON/97 PM, 2 LINES OF SEVERE TSTMS IMPACTED ZOB, ZNY AND ZBW. EARLY ON AS THE LINES WERE BUILDING THE TFC MGMNT UNIT IMPOSED A 40 MI IN-TRAIL RESTR ON J80. ZBW THEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING THIS RESTR INSTITUTED A DEP SPACING PROGRAM (DSP). THIS ACTION DID NOT HELP THE SIT. IT PRECIPITATED TO IMPACT THE OP ADVERSELY. THE ADDED WORKLOAD CREATED BY TMU'S ATTEMPT TO ASSIST FORCED ACFT AND CTLRS INTO AN UNSATISFACTORY POSTURE TO HANDLE THE REQUIRED IN-TRAIL RESTR. THIS HAPPENS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. BOSTON TMU STATES THAT AUTOMATION SHORT FALLS LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DEP SPACING PROGRAM. THESE ACTIONS SHOULD CEASE UNTIL THE PROGRAM CAN BE REFINED. IN THE MEANTIME USE OF THIS PROGRAM, AT TIMES, ADDS TO CTLRS COMPLEXITY WHILE UTILIZING AN ABLE BODIED CTLR TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.
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.