<< >> NASA ASRS Report 378740, August 1997

Reported situation in which the facility security guard came into the operations room and argued with a controller on position.

Attributes
ACN	378740
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	378740
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working feeder east-1 during arrival rush. The security guard entered the TRACON and began arguing with the feeder east-2 controller while the controller was working live traffic. This was a dangerous and unacceptable distraction to all controllers in the area. The area supervisor intervened to stop the altercation. Security personnel are supposed to protect us from distractions such as these, not create them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED SIT IN WHICH THE FACILITY SECURITY GUARD CAME INTO THE OPS ROOM AND ARGUED WITH A CTLR ON POS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING FEEDER EAST-1 DURING ARR RUSH. THE SECURITY GUARD ENTERED THE TRACON AND BEGAN ARGUING WITH THE FEEDER EAST-2 CTLR WHILE THE CTLR WAS WORKING LIVE TFC. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE DISTR TO ALL CTLRS IN THE AREA. THE AREA SUPVR INTERVENED TO STOP THE ALTERCATION. SECURITY PERSONNEL ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US FROM DISTRACTIONS SUCH AS THESE, NOT CREATE THEM.

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.