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P50 departure controller concerned with pns local controller apparent unfamiliarity with differing aircraft type performance when a B757 overtakes an A320 on departure while providing visual separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534719 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p50.tracon tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p50.tracon tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 5 controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 15 flight time total : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 534719 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Tower controller assigned visual separation between aircraft #2 following aircraft #1. Aircraft #1 was assigned 250 KTS on initial contact. Aircraft #2 overtook aircraft #1 and wanted to know 'what's that guy doing?' tower does not take seriously the handbook requirement (7110.65 paragraph 7-1) for aircraft performance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P50 DEP CTLR CONCERNED WITH PNS LCL CTLR APPARENT UNFAMILIARITY WITH DIFFERING ACFT TYPE PERFORMANCE WHEN A B757 OVERTAKES AN A320 ON DEP WHILE PROVIDING VISUAL SEPARATION.
Narrative: TWR CTLR ASSIGNED VISUAL SEPARATION BTWN ACFT #2 FOLLOWING ACFT #1. ACFT #1 WAS ASSIGNED 250 KTS ON INITIAL CONTACT. ACFT #2 OVERTOOK ACFT #1 AND WANTED TO KNOW 'WHAT'S THAT GUY DOING?' TWR DOES NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY THE HANDBOOK REQUIREMENT (7110.65 PARAGRAPH 7-1) FOR ACFT PERFORMANCE.
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.