ZNY controller is frustrated with lack of coordination with iad reference WX conditions.

Attributes
ACN	600003
Time
Date	200311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 18 flight time total : 200
ASRS Report	600003
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : iad.tracon

Narrative:

I was working hyper sector in ZNY nov/mon/03. At XA00 while working the first 9 arrs to iad approach, I was told by iad approach to 'hold all aircraft, RVR 1600 ft.' this placed me in an instant hold situation, also sectors 26, 27, 39, 92, 91 in ZNY. ZBW also held, I'm sure. What disturbs me most is the lack of communication iad had with ZNY. No one in ZNY had any idea that the RVR would drop this morning. 6 sectors were instantly put into holding sits. This is very unsafe and costly for the airlines. The holding lasted 90 mins. Aircraft diverted from iad holding to avp, mdt, orf, gso. The disruption of people's lives and the cost of these operations were huge. A ground stop of iad traffic was finally put in, but it was too late. This traffic departs early in the morning. Iad doesn't call about the arrival problems, no one stops the departures on the ground. Yet, nothing is done about the situation, no mention in facility logs about problems with communication between iad/ZNY, no meetings held to find out how this could happen. This will all just happen again, more people will depart alb to iad and end up in gso!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR IS FRUSTRATED WITH LACK OF COORD WITH IAD REF WX CONDITIONS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING HYPER SECTOR IN ZNY NOV/MON/03. AT XA00 WHILE WORKING THE FIRST 9 ARRS TO IAD APCH, I WAS TOLD BY IAD APCH TO 'HOLD ALL ACFT, RVR 1600 FT.' THIS PLACED ME IN AN INSTANT HOLD SIT, ALSO SECTORS 26, 27, 39, 92, 91 IN ZNY. ZBW ALSO HELD, I'M SURE. WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS THE LACK OF COM IAD HAD WITH ZNY. NO ONE IN ZNY HAD ANY IDEA THAT THE RVR WOULD DROP THIS MORNING. 6 SECTORS WERE INSTANTLY PUT INTO HOLDING SITS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COSTLY FOR THE AIRLINES. THE HOLDING LASTED 90 MINS. ACFT DIVERTED FROM IAD HOLDING TO AVP, MDT, ORF, GSO. THE DISRUPTION OF PEOPLE'S LIVES AND THE COST OF THESE OPS WERE HUGE. A GND STOP OF IAD TFC WAS FINALLY PUT IN, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THIS TFC DEPARTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. IAD DOESN'T CALL ABOUT THE ARR PROBS, NO ONE STOPS THE DEPS ON THE GND. YET, NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THE SIT, NO MENTION IN FACILITY LOGS ABOUT PROBS WITH COM BTWN IAD/ZNY, NO MEETINGS HELD TO FIND OUT HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. THIS WILL ALL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN, MORE PEOPLE WILL DEPART ALB TO IAD AND END UP IN GSO!

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.