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Reporter claims that brunswick NAS tower does not advise ZBW when it opens or remains open beyond its scheduled closing time of XA00.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438763 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nhz.milfac |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc military facility : nhz.milfac |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Orion (P3) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Route In Use | arrival : holding pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 flight time total : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 438763 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Qualification | controller : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
| Airspace Structure | class d : nhz.d |
| Publication | Alert D Bulletin #D-99-17 |
Narrative:
NAS brunswick closes their tower at XA00, except if they have scheduled traffic. With no notice to center or the flying public, the navy opens their tower and activates the class D airspace. This procedure went into effect on mar/xa/99. The center didn't find out until we had to hold on aircraft on apr/xb/99. This whole 'procedure' of ATC at will is going to get someone killed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter only added that the 90 day test is over and the question about how notifications to the flying public and ATC has not been addressed. As of today's date the reporter said he has not yet seen a LOA with nhz.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CLAIMS THAT BRUNSWICK NAS TWR DOES NOT ADVISE ZBW WHEN IT OPENS OR REMAINS OPEN BEYOND ITS SCHEDULED CLOSING TIME OF XA00.
Narrative: NAS BRUNSWICK CLOSES THEIR TWR AT XA00, EXCEPT IF THEY HAVE SCHEDULED TFC. WITH NO NOTICE TO CTR OR THE FLYING PUBLIC, THE NAVY OPENS THEIR TWR AND ACTIVATES THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. THIS PROC WENT INTO EFFECT ON MAR/XA/99. THE CTR DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL WE HAD TO HOLD ON ACFT ON APR/XB/99. THIS WHOLE 'PROC' OF ATC AT WILL IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR ONLY ADDED THAT THE 90 DAY TEST IS OVER AND THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW NOTIFICATIONS TO THE FLYING PUBLIC AND ATC HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. AS OF TODAY'S DATE THE RPTR SAID HE HAS NOT YET SEEN A LOA WITH NHZ.
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.