Reporter claims adjacent approach facility would not provide en route advisories to VFR aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	398860
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mob
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mob tracon : pns
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	398860
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Mobile approach control refused to provide VFR advisories to en route VFR aircraft. FAA handbook 7110.65 clearly states this is a requirement if workload permits. In both of these cases workload was light. While only 2 incidents are cited on this form, this is an ongoing problem with mobile approach which management refuses to correct.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS ADJACENT APCH FACILITY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ENRTE ADVISORIES TO VFR ACFT.

Narrative: MOBILE APCH CTL REFUSED TO PROVIDE VFR ADVISORIES TO ENRTE VFR ACFT. FAA HANDBOOK 7110.65 CLRLY STATES THIS IS A REQUIREMENT IF WORKLOAD PERMITS. IN BOTH OF THESE CASES WORKLOAD WAS LIGHT. WHILE ONLY 2 INCIDENTS ARE CITED ON THIS FORM, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB WITH MOBILE APCH WHICH MGMNT REFUSES TO CORRECT.

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.