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Reporter states as they were vectoring aircraft X, which had declared an emergency, to bhm, which had the longest runway. They found out later that the runway was closed. No information NOTAM to that effect was displayed at the sector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 442396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011 Tri-Star All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 442396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Chart Or Publication ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
En route from atl-dfw, 40 mi southwest of bhm declared an emergency. Engine shut down with possible onboard fire. We got length of runway at bhm and started vector to bhm. When I started coordination with low side I found out the long runway at bhm closed. We then turned aircraft to mgm and he landed safely. 'There was not any information on sector about runway closure at bhm. R-side, d-side knew nothing about it.' this could have resulted in a catastrophe. We were lucky.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATES AS THEY WERE VECTORING ACFT X, WHICH HAD DECLARED AN EMER, TO BHM, WHICH HAD THE LONGEST RWY. THEY FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED. NO INFO NOTAM TO THAT EFFECT WAS DISPLAYED AT THE SECTOR.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM ATL-DFW, 40 MI SW OF BHM DECLARED AN EMER. ENG SHUT DOWN WITH POSSIBLE ONBOARD FIRE. WE GOT LENGTH OF RWY AT BHM AND STARTED VECTOR TO BHM. WHEN I STARTED COORD WITH LOW SIDE I FOUND OUT THE LONG RWY AT BHM CLOSED. WE THEN TURNED ACFT TO MGM AND HE LANDED SAFELY. 'THERE WAS NOT ANY INFO ON SECTOR ABOUT RWY CLOSURE AT BHM. R-SIDE, D-SIDE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT.' THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHE. WE WERE LUCKY.
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.