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ZFW controller questions FAA interpretation of general notice (genot) 2-21 dealing with B737 flight characteristics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 546084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 11 controller non radar : 12 controller radar : 10 flight time total : 133 |
| ASRS Report | 546084 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zfw.artcc |
Narrative:
Genot 2/21 was published on the subject of 'B737's.' FAA 7340.1U specifies that 'B737' applies only to the 700 series and the bbj types. The full range of designators is B731 to B739 plus B73Q. When I questioned the supervisor on this, he called our quality assurance office. They indicated that if it didn't say 'B737-700,' then it applied to all series and types. This contradicts FAA 7340.1, which is designed to keep all contractions the same across the FAA. Simply put, this is an error waiting to happen. If we don't use consistent contractions, sooner or later someone will be killed by a misinterp!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZFW CTLR QUESTIONS FAA INTERP OF GENERAL NOTICE (GENOT) 2-21 DEALING WITH B737 FLT CHARACTERISTICS.
Narrative: GENOT 2/21 WAS PUBLISHED ON THE SUBJECT OF 'B737'S.' FAA 7340.1U SPECIFIES THAT 'B737' APPLIES ONLY TO THE 700 SERIES AND THE BBJ TYPES. THE FULL RANGE OF DESIGNATORS IS B731 TO B739 PLUS B73Q. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SUPVR ON THIS, HE CALLED OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE. THEY INDICATED THAT IF IT DIDN'T SAY 'B737-700,' THEN IT APPLIED TO ALL SERIES AND TYPES. THIS CONTRADICTS FAA 7340.1, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO KEEP ALL CONTRACTIONS THE SAME ACROSS THE FAA. SIMPLY PUT, THIS IS AN ERROR WAITING TO HAPPEN. IF WE DON'T USE CONSISTENT CONTRACTIONS, SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY A MISINTERP!
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.