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Dca departure controller, working with adw, ZDC, is challenged by a dca approach controller who observes an adw DC9 turn into conflict with a descending SF34.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516414 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dca.tracon |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon tracon : a90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon tower : adw.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 14.5 controller time certified in position1 : 0.5 |
| ASRS Report | 516414 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
I was working the east departure position. I received a pointout on the SF34 descending to 3000 ft for a visual approach to runway 22 at dca. Subsequently, adw departed the DC9. (Both airports in so confign.) the DC9 checked on out of 1000 ft for 3000 ft MSL. I radar idented the aircraft and climbed to 5000 ft. Our LOA with adw states that in a south operation, all act off of adw fly runway heading. We had level 6 thunderstorm activity near bwi and I had another aircraft deviating south of the WX. I got on the landline to coordinate the deviation with ZDC. The approach controller working the SF34, yelled as to what I was doing with the DC9! I got off the landline and told the DC9 to stop his climb immediately, and vectored the aircraft to a 360 degree heading. The DC9 stopped at 2500 ft then descended on his own to 2000 ft. Additionally, the approach controller climbed the SF34 to 4000 ft. When queried, the DC9 pilot stated adw tower issued the vector as his departure clearance. Note: less than 1 hour prior, both airports were in a north confign, and the LOA states that adw departures, on the DC9's route, turn to a heading of 050 degrees. I assume the aircraft received a north departure clearance and it was never changed when the airports went south!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DCA DEP CTLR, WORKING WITH ADW, ZDC, IS CHALLENGED BY A DCA APCH CTLR WHO OBSERVES AN ADW DC9 TURN INTO CONFLICT WITH A DSNDING SF34.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE E DEP POS. I RECEIVED A POINTOUT ON THE SF34 DSNDING TO 3000 FT FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22 AT DCA. SUBSEQUENTLY, ADW DEPARTED THE DC9. (BOTH ARPTS IN SO CONFIGN.) THE DC9 CHKED ON OUT OF 1000 FT FOR 3000 FT MSL. I RADAR IDENTED THE ACFT AND CLBED TO 5000 FT. OUR LOA WITH ADW STATES THAT IN A S OP, ALL ACT OFF OF ADW FLY RWY HDG. WE HAD LEVEL 6 TSTM ACTIVITY NEAR BWI AND I HAD ANOTHER ACFT DEVIATING S OF THE WX. I GOT ON THE LANDLINE TO COORDINATE THE DEV WITH ZDC. THE APCH CTLR WORKING THE SF34, YELLED AS TO WHAT I WAS DOING WITH THE DC9! I GOT OFF THE LANDLINE AND TOLD THE DC9 TO STOP HIS CLB IMMEDIATELY, AND VECTORED THE ACFT TO A 360 DEG HDG. THE DC9 STOPPED AT 2500 FT THEN DSNDED ON HIS OWN TO 2000 FT. ADDITIONALLY, THE APCH CTLR CLBED THE SF34 TO 4000 FT. WHEN QUERIED, THE DC9 PLT STATED ADW TWR ISSUED THE VECTOR AS HIS DEP CLRNC. NOTE: LESS THAN 1 HR PRIOR, BOTH ARPTS WERE IN A N CONFIGN, AND THE LOA STATES THAT ADW DEPS, ON THE DC9'S RTE, TURN TO A HDG OF 050 DEGS. I ASSUME THE ACFT RECEIVED A N DEP CLRNC AND IT WAS NEVER CHANGED WHEN THE ARPTS WENT S!
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.