ZTL controller concerned with lack of previous controller strip amendment follow-through.

Attributes
ACN	510507
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hky.airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc tower : day.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 19
ASRS Report	510507
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

There are expanded east coast plan rtes to iad. The PF had to be passed manually to hky tower, a contract tower without an fdep/fiod. Assuming the strip was printed at XD30Z, it sat on the sector for over 2 hours without anyone amending it to the correct routing. Despite the fact that I brought it to the attention of a controller working the sector. Eecp rtes are incorporated into the LOA with ZDC. They are required. 1) why does the FAA accept flight plans without the required stars? 2) why isn't the required route issued as a pdar? 3) why can't a pilot flying a $20 million airplane file a STAR? 4) why can't a controller find the time to amend the route in 2+ hours. 5) why does duats put latitude/longitudes in the flight plan? 6) how long is this going to go on?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR CONCERNED WITH LACK OF PREVIOUS CTLR STRIP AMENDMENT FOLLOW-THROUGH.

Narrative: THERE ARE EXPANDED EAST COAST PLAN RTES TO IAD. THE PF HAD TO BE PASSED MANUALLY TO HKY TWR, A CONTRACT TWR WITHOUT AN FDEP/FIOD. ASSUMING THE STRIP WAS PRINTED AT XD30Z, IT SAT ON THE SECTOR FOR OVER 2 HRS WITHOUT ANYONE AMENDING IT TO THE CORRECT ROUTING. DESPITE THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTN OF A CTLR WORKING THE SECTOR. EECP RTES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE LOA WITH ZDC. THEY ARE REQUIRED. 1) WHY DOES THE FAA ACCEPT FLT PLANS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED STARS? 2) WHY ISN'T THE REQUIRED RTE ISSUED AS A PDAR? 3) WHY CAN'T A PLT FLYING A $20 MILLION AIRPLANE FILE A STAR? 4) WHY CAN'T A CTLR FIND THE TIME TO AMEND THE RTE IN 2+ HRS. 5) WHY DOES DUATS PUT LATITUDE/LONGITUDES IN THE FLT PLAN? 6) HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO GO ON?

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.