Reporter states that his facility does not always provide the necessary information to the controlle...

Attributes
ACN	441640
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 3 controller time certified in position1 : 2
ASRS Report	441640
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : lan.tracon

Narrative:

I signed on duty at lan, and after reading the read and initial binder, I took over the reynolds sector, including the jxn airport. I was briefed by the controller that I relieved that there was a hot acrobatic box over jxn, up to 5000 ft. I know that each acrobatic box must be notamed, prior coordination, etc, and I did not have enough information to know how to treat the airspace, so I asked the quality assurance/training specialist to find out more information for me. He checked with our airspace plans and procedures person, who gave more information and prepared a letter for the read and initial binder. The letter finally was issued the next day. It is not uncommon at lan for controllers to not have the information to do their jobs. We often have to search out this type of information -- in this case it had been agreed to well in advance by the staff for a 4 day acrobatic competition -- when we become aware that it is pertinent to our operation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR STATES THAT HIS FACILITY DOES NOT ALWAYS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFO TO THE CTLR WORK FORCE TO DO THEIR JOB. THIS INFO IS NORMALLY FOUND IN A TIMELY MANNER IN THE PREDUTY READ BINDER. IN THIS SIT, RPTR HAD TO SOLICIT THE LATE INFO.

Narrative: I SIGNED ON DUTY AT LAN, AND AFTER READING THE READ AND INITIAL BINDER, I TOOK OVER THE REYNOLDS SECTOR, INCLUDING THE JXN ARPT. I WAS BRIEFED BY THE CTLR THAT I RELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A HOT ACROBATIC BOX OVER JXN, UP TO 5000 FT. I KNOW THAT EACH ACROBATIC BOX MUST BE NOTAMED, PRIOR COORD, ETC, AND I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFO TO KNOW HOW TO TREAT THE AIRSPACE, SO I ASKED THE QUALITY ASSURANCE/TRAINING SPECIALIST TO FIND OUT MORE INFO FOR ME. HE CHKED WITH OUR AIRSPACE PLANS AND PROCS PERSON, WHO GAVE MORE INFO AND PREPARED A LETTER FOR THE READ AND INITIAL BINDER. THE LETTER FINALLY WAS ISSUED THE NEXT DAY. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON AT LAN FOR CTLRS TO NOT HAVE THE INFO TO DO THEIR JOBS. WE OFTEN HAVE TO SEARCH OUT THIS TYPE OF INFO -- IN THIS CASE IT HAD BEEN AGREED TO WELL IN ADVANCE BY THE STAFF FOR A 4 DAY ACROBATIC COMPETITION -- WHEN WE BECOME AWARE THAT IT IS PERTINENT TO OUR OP.

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.

Reporter states that his facility does not always provide the necessary information to the controller work force to do their job. This information is normally found in a timely manner in the preduty read binder. In this situation, reporter had to solicit the late information.