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Reporter believes that there is too much coordination being used by controllers. He states LOA's are in place to reduce coordination and unnecessary coordination is distracting and affects concentration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : okc |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 5 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 22 controller supervisory : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 409436 |
| 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 | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Relentless and excessive coordination is a very serious issue that is not being addressed. Controllers are using coordination as the first choice of separation. Frequency of coordinating outside LOA's are increasing at an alarming rate. Coordination is a distraction and can be a concentration killer. LOA's were invented to reduce coordination. If a sector has to use excessive coordination then their LOA's need to be addressed. There is no vehicle in place in the FAA today that addresses this issue. Operrors and opdevs are on the increase and this could very likely be a contributing factor. It's one thing to coordinate incorrectly and another to coordinate needlessly. In today's problem, ZDC excessive coordination of things already in the LOA was a distraction and a serious irritant that with the busy traffic that was being handled this could have very easily caused a problem. This has been an ongoing problem that has been overlooked by the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR BELIEVES THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH COORD BEING USED BY CTLRS. HE STATES LOA'S ARE IN PLACE TO REDUCE COORD AND UNNECESSARY COORD IS DISTRACTING AND AFFECTS CONCENTRATION.
Narrative: RELENTLESS AND EXCESSIVE COORD IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. CTLRS ARE USING COORD AS THE FIRST CHOICE OF SEPARATION. FREQUENCY OF COORDINATING OUTSIDE LOA'S ARE INCREASING AT AN ALARMING RATE. COORD IS A DISTR AND CAN BE A CONCENTRATION KILLER. LOA'S WERE INVENTED TO REDUCE COORD. IF A SECTOR HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE COORD THEN THEIR LOA'S NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE IS NO VEHICLE IN PLACE IN THE FAA TODAY THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. OPERRORS AND OPDEVS ARE ON THE INCREASE AND THIS COULD VERY LIKELY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. IT'S ONE THING TO COORDINATE INCORRECTLY AND ANOTHER TO COORDINATE NEEDLESSLY. IN TODAY'S PROB, ZDC EXCESSIVE COORD OF THINGS ALREADY IN THE LOA WAS A DISTR AND A SERIOUS IRRITANT THAT WITH THE BUSY TFC THAT WAS BEING HANDLED THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A PROB. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROB THAT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED BY THE FAA.
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.