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TRACON approach controller requests adjoining sector to be opened to accommodate emergency military aircraft returning to land. Supervisor advises unable. Another controller opens sector apparently when initial controller clears military emergency for approach. Initial controller believes they were involved in an operational deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 407055 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tus airport : dma |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tus |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 407055 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was working two arrival position combined. There was training on arrival handoff and departure handoff. There were WX deviations going on. Davis monthan AFB was closed, but opened for two emergencys inbound, one of which was a flight requesting to split. Arrival handoff instructor requested dm arrival be opened. The supervisor denied this request. Aircraft involved in deviation was on a downwind heading for tus. Dm arrival radar was trying to open. I cleared first emergency on approach for dma. Departure radar advised me to turn aircraft on downwind for tus. I turned him, climbed him, and cleared him for approach into tus.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON APCH CTLR REQUESTS ADJOINING SECTOR TO BE OPENED TO ACCOMMODATE EMER MIL ACFT RETURNING TO LAND. SUPVR ADVISES UNABLE. ANOTHER CTLR OPENS SECTOR APPARENTLY WHEN INITIAL CTLR CLRS MIL EMER FOR APCH. INITIAL CTLR BELIEVES THEY WERE INVOLVED IN AN OPDEV.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING TWO ARR POS COMBINED. THERE WAS TRAINING ON ARR HDOF AND DEP HDOF. THERE WERE WX DEVS GOING ON. DAVIS MONTHAN AFB WAS CLOSED, BUT OPENED FOR TWO EMERS INBOUND, ONE OF WHICH WAS A FLT REQUESTING TO SPLIT. ARR HDOF INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED DM ARR BE OPENED. THE SUPVR DENIED THIS REQUEST. ACFT INVOLVED IN DEV WAS ON A DOWNWIND HEADING FOR TUS. DM ARR RADAR WAS TRYING TO OPEN. I CLRED FIRST EMER ON APCH FOR DMA. DEP RADAR ADVISED ME TO TURN ACFT ON DOWNWIND FOR TUS. I TURNED HIM, CLBED HIM, AND CLRED HIM FOR APCH INTO TUS.
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.