Narrative:

Parachute jumping in the arrival path of the bowie STAR has been an ongoing problem. Some of the aircraft from that location and others from ennis (F41) are now operating on wkends from eranbury (F55). Eranbury is 2 mi north of the fuzzzzr which defines the sluggz STAR to dfw metroplex 'west satellite' airports. While traffic demand on this route is not particularly heavy, this situation is a potential problem and has already caused some pilot/controller tension. As the jumping is from 11500 ft, and jets inbound to dfw are vectored through the area descending to 11000 ft, this is a problem. Also, most slugg traffic is propeller or turboprops at either 6000 ft or 7000 ft. This is not a safe situation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the metroplex airspace in the dfw area was changed about 1 yr ago and the arrs were positioned over parachute jumping areas. This has created the problem. 2 jump groups have moved to another airport and now they are on one of the arrival rtes. A dogleg has been created on one of the arrs but there is still jump activity on some other arrival rtes. It is extremely dangerous and someone will be hurt! The arrs are about 7 mi apart but there is so much traffic in the area and it is mixed: regional jets, navy fighters, commercial jets and the jump aircraft, plus other VFR traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADAR CTLR RPT REGARDING THE SKYDIVE ACTIVITY ON AN ARR RTE IN DFW AREA.

Narrative: PARACHUTE JUMPING IN THE ARR PATH OF THE BOWIE STAR HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROB. SOME OF THE ACFT FROM THAT LOCATION AND OTHERS FROM ENNIS (F41) ARE NOW OPERATING ON WKENDS FROM ERANBURY (F55). ERANBURY IS 2 MI N OF THE FUZZZZR WHICH DEFINES THE SLUGGZ STAR TO DFW METROPLEX 'W SATELLITE' ARPTS. WHILE TFC DEMAND ON THIS RTE IS NOT PARTICULARLY HVY, THIS SIT IS A POTENTIAL PROB AND HAS ALREADY CAUSED SOME PLT/CTLR TENSION. AS THE JUMPING IS FROM 11500 FT, AND JETS INBOUND TO DFW ARE VECTORED THROUGH THE AREA DSNDING TO 11000 FT, THIS IS A PROB. ALSO, MOST SLUGG TFC IS PROP OR TURBOPROPS AT EITHER 6000 FT OR 7000 FT. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SIT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE METROPLEX AIRSPACE IN THE DFW AREA WAS CHANGED ABOUT 1 YR AGO AND THE ARRS WERE POSITIONED OVER PARACHUTE JUMPING AREAS. THIS HAS CREATED THE PROB. 2 JUMP GROUPS HAVE MOVED TO ANOTHER ARPT AND NOW THEY ARE ON ONE OF THE ARR RTES. A DOGLEG HAS BEEN CREATED ON ONE OF THE ARRS BUT THERE IS STILL JUMP ACTIVITY ON SOME OTHER ARR RTES. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE WILL BE HURT! THE ARRS ARE ABOUT 7 MI APART BUT THERE IS SO MUCH TFC IN THE AREA AND IT IS MIXED: REGIONAL JETS, NAVY FIGHTERS, COMMERCIAL JETS AND THE JUMP ACFT, PLUS OTHER VFR TFC.

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.