TRACON controller at pit claims ZOB routinely does not follow LOA arrival routing into pit airport.

Attributes
ACN	407514
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	407514
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

The pit and ZOB LOA has arrival routings that take aircraft over the nesto intersection 30 mi southeast of pit. Routinely ZOB disregards the routings and will assign aircraft inbound to pit direct agc VOR or mmj VOR without coordinating with pit approach. During a heavy arrival bank and MVFR WX an aircraft #1, BE02, was told to depart nesto on a 360 degree heading, which the pilot acknowledged and immediately turned to his heading about 10 mi prior to nesto which put the aircraft 6 mi west of nesto directly underneath an aircraft #2, B737, descending to only 8000 ft. Normally this aircraft will be descending to 6000 ft which would have been an operational error. I am not sure why I only went to 8000 ft on this aircraft at this time though I feel this is a safety concern and one that ZOB needs to address.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON CTLR AT PIT CLAIMS ZOB ROUTINELY DOES NOT FOLLOW LOA ARR ROUTING INTO PIT ARPT.

Narrative: THE PIT AND ZOB LOA HAS ARR ROUTINGS THAT TAKE ACFT OVER THE NESTO INTXN 30 MI SE OF PIT. ROUTINELY ZOB DISREGARDS THE ROUTINGS AND WILL ASSIGN ACFT INBOUND TO PIT DIRECT AGC VOR OR MMJ VOR WITHOUT COORDINATING WITH PIT APCH. DURING A HVY ARR BANK AND MVFR WX AN ACFT #1, BE02, WAS TOLD TO DEPART NESTO ON A 360 DEG HDG, WHICH THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO HIS HEADING ABOUT 10 MI PRIOR TO NESTO WHICH PUT THE ACFT 6 MI W OF NESTO DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH AN ACFT #2, B737, DSNDING TO ONLY 8000 FT. NORMALLY THIS ACFT WILL BE DSNDING TO 6000 FT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPERROR. I AM NOT SURE WHY I ONLY WENT TO 8000 FT ON THIS ACFT AT THIS TIME THOUGH I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND ONE THAT ZOB NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

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.