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ZMA controller required to effect manual track start procedure on departing air carrier whose flight progress strip data matched the air carrier's transponder code.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 460318 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | AB |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 22 controller time certified in position1 : 17.25 |
| ASRS Report | 460318 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility Maintenance Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | computer equipment : mia.tracon procedure or policy : mia.tracon |
Narrative:
Air carrier departed mia on the correct beacon code within the correct time parameters, but did not automatic-acquire. I forced the aircraft identify (3 number tracking number) to the ARTS using my ARTS keyboard, and the ATC's working flight data forced the aircraft to the ARTS using the fdio. Neither attempt produced results. I displayed the aircraft and received the 'illegal track' error message. I ended up making a manual handoff to ZMA after manually starting a track. This is an ongoing problem that is distracting, disruptive and unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMA CTLR REQUIRED TO EFFECT MANUAL TRACK START PROC ON DEPARTING ACR WHOSE FLT PROGRESS STRIP DATA MATCHED THE ACR'S XPONDER CODE.
Narrative: ACR DEPARTED MIA ON THE CORRECT BEACON CODE WITHIN THE CORRECT TIME PARAMETERS, BUT DID NOT AUTO-ACQUIRE. I FORCED THE ACFT IDENT (3 NUMBER TRACKING NUMBER) TO THE ARTS USING MY ARTS KEYBOARD, AND THE ATC'S WORKING FLT DATA FORCED THE ACFT TO THE ARTS USING THE FDIO. NEITHER ATTEMPT PRODUCED RESULTS. I DISPLAYED THE ACFT AND RECEIVED THE 'ILLEGAL TRACK' ERROR MESSAGE. I ENDED UP MAKING A MANUAL HDOF TO ZMA AFTER MANUALLY STARTING A TRACK. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB THAT IS DISTRACTING, DISRUPTIVE AND UNSAFE.
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.