<< >> NASA ASRS Report 516558, July 2001

ZTL R16 controller addresses sector congestion to supervisor, but action taken only when ZTL R49 controller questions airspace deviation by an uncoord aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	516558
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc tower : jvl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15 flight time total : 80
ASRS Report	516558
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Atl approach was dumping aircraft out the east gate in a situation where a solid line of WX had blocked the entire departure area except for 1 hole right on the boundary between 16-east departure and 49-logen arrs. I was working D16, and all the logen arrs were trying to go through the same hole as the departures. Twice I called to the supervisor on duty and told him the situation was untenable. He ignored me until the logen controller asked 'who is this aircraft in our airspace with no handoff or pointout?' when the supervisor finally came over to look at what was going on, I told him that if he was not going to do anything about this dangerous situation, then we needed a tracker. His response was to remove me from the position and put someone else in. This supervisor is probably the laziest I have ever worked with, and refuses to do anything to relieve dangerous sits. And once again, the deviation was not reported because a supervisor's inaction was a factor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL R16 CTLR ADDRESSES SECTOR CONGESTION TO SUPVR, BUT ACTION TAKEN ONLY WHEN ZTL R49 CTLR QUESTIONS AIRSPACE DEV BY AN UNCOORD ACFT.

Narrative: ATL APCH WAS DUMPING ACFT OUT THE E GATE IN A SIT WHERE A SOLID LINE OF WX HAD BLOCKED THE ENTIRE DEP AREA EXCEPT FOR 1 HOLE RIGHT ON THE BOUNDARY BTWN 16-E DEP AND 49-LOGEN ARRS. I WAS WORKING D16, AND ALL THE LOGEN ARRS WERE TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE SAME HOLE AS THE DEPS. TWICE I CALLED TO THE SUPVR ON DUTY AND TOLD HIM THE SIT WAS UNTENABLE. HE IGNORED ME UNTIL THE LOGEN CTLR ASKED 'WHO IS THIS ACFT IN OUR AIRSPACE WITH NO HDOF OR POINTOUT?' WHEN THE SUPVR FINALLY CAME OVER TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS GOING ON, I TOLD HIM THAT IF HE WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SIT, THEN WE NEEDED A TRACKER. HIS RESPONSE WAS TO REMOVE ME FROM THE POS AND PUT SOMEONE ELSE IN. THIS SUPVR IS PROBABLY THE LAZIEST I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH, AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO RELIEVE DANGEROUS SITS. AND ONCE AGAIN, THE DEV WAS NOT RPTED BECAUSE A SUPVR'S INACTION WAS A FACTOR.

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.