<< >> NASA ASRS Report 403762, May 1998

Reporter claims N90 TRACON did not notify local towers that ids-4 was no longer being updated due to lack of staffing. On one occasion, an aircraft was issued an incorrect routing as a result.

Attributes
ACN	403762
Time
Date	199805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90 airport : isp
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : isp tower : ixd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sierra 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8 flight time total : 450
ASRS Report	403762
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

In may 1998, isp tower released an IFR aircraft which they had unknowingly issued a bogus routing. Isp tower was using tec route information from the automated ids-4 system. The system is 'hubbed' out of ny TRACON and ny TRACON is responsible for ensuring information on the ids-4 is current and accurate. In response to an earlier unsatisfactory condition report (ucr) ny TRACON management issued notice to ny TRACON personnel that, due to lack of staffing, they would be unable to keep information on the ids-4 current. I called several area towers that also use this ids-4 system, and none of them were aware that this information was not being updated. In my capacity as ny TRACON safety representative, I told ny TRACON management several months ago that if they were unable to keep information on this system current and accurate, then the information needed to be removed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS N90 TRACON DID NOT NOTIFY LCL TWRS THAT IDS-4 WAS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED DUE TO LACK OF STAFFING. ON ONE OCCASION, AN ACFT WAS ISSUED AN INCORRECT ROUTING AS A RESULT.

Narrative: IN MAY 1998, ISP TWR RELEASED AN IFR ACFT WHICH THEY HAD UNKNOWINGLY ISSUED A BOGUS ROUTING. ISP TWR WAS USING TEC RTE INFO FROM THE AUTOMATED IDS-4 SYS. THE SYS IS 'HUBBED' OUT OF NY TRACON AND NY TRACON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING INFO ON THE IDS-4 IS CURRENT AND ACCURATE. IN RESPONSE TO AN EARLIER UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPT (UCR) NY TRACON MGMNT ISSUED NOTICE TO NY TRACON PERSONNEL THAT, DUE TO LACK OF STAFFING, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO KEEP INFO ON THE IDS-4 CURRENT. I CALLED SEVERAL AREA TWRS THAT ALSO USE THIS IDS-4 SYS, AND NONE OF THEM WERE AWARE THAT THIS INFO WAS NOT BEING UPDATED. IN MY CAPACITY AS NY TRACON SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE, I TOLD NY TRACON MGMNT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO KEEP INFO ON THIS SYS CURRENT AND ACCURATE, THEN THE INFO NEEDED TO BE REMOVED.

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.