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Gsp controller alleges clt-greer LOA was violated when ZTL failed to effect descent coordination into gsp airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386853 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : spa |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tracon : clt tower : gsp tower : bru |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 386853 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The air carrier X jet was left at 13000 ft and entered into ZTL airspace at the unarm sector. Clt approach owns surface to 12000 ft, greer approach owns surface to 10000 ft. Over greer's airspace the aircraft was descended to 10000 ft and into greer's airspace without any coordination with greer approach or ZTL unarm sector which owned 11000-13000 ft. The aircraft should have been pointed out to unarm sector and control requested to descend the aircraft. Then greer approach should've been called to request approval to descend into their airspace. FAA handbook 7110.65J was violated in that it states that any aircraft handed off to you shall be descended into your own airspace immediately unless otherwise coordinated. This wasn't done. The clt/greer LOA states that the aircraft should cross the clt/greer boundary level at 10000 ft, unless coordinated. This was not done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GSP CTLR ALLEGES CLT-GREER LOA WAS VIOLATED WHEN ZTL FAILED TO EFFECT DSCNT COORD INTO GSP AIRSPACE.
Narrative: THE ACR X JET WAS LEFT AT 13000 FT AND ENTERED INTO ZTL AIRSPACE AT THE UNARM SECTOR. CLT APCH OWNS SURFACE TO 12000 FT, GREER APCH OWNS SURFACE TO 10000 FT. OVER GREER'S AIRSPACE THE ACFT WAS DSNDED TO 10000 FT AND INTO GREER'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT ANY COORD WITH GREER APCH OR ZTL UNARM SECTOR WHICH OWNED 11000-13000 FT. THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN POINTED OUT TO UNARM SECTOR AND CTL REQUESTED TO DSND THE ACFT. THEN GREER APCH SHOULD'VE BEEN CALLED TO REQUEST APPROVAL TO DSND INTO THEIR AIRSPACE. FAA HANDBOOK 7110.65J WAS VIOLATED IN THAT IT STATES THAT ANY ACFT HANDED OFF TO YOU SHALL BE DSNDED INTO YOUR OWN AIRSPACE IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE COORDINATED. THIS WASN'T DONE. THE CLT/GREER LOA STATES THAT THE ACFT SHOULD CROSS THE CLT/GREER BOUNDARY LEVEL AT 10000 FT, UNLESS COORDINATED. THIS WAS NOT DONE.
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.