Narrative:

I was working clearance delivery at fxe and monitoring local control. Local control was busy and there was training being conducted on that position. Clearance delivery handles coordination between mia, the overlying approach control facility, and fxe. I saw an LJ55 that was north of the field on the downwind at 3000 ft. The LJ55 was being vectored for a visual approach to runway 8 by mia. The LOA between mia and fxe states that a visual approach does not need to be coordinated as long as the aircraft is established on a 7 mi final. Mia disregarded the LOA and turned the LJ55 on a 4 mi base without coordination. Local control had numerous aircraft in the pattern, and to avoid conflict with the LJ55, turned a C172 on the base back to the downwind, causing the C172 to make a sharp turn to avoid the LJ55 that was descending and at a speed of about 200 KTS on the base. The local controller also needs to turn another C172, that was cleared to land and on a 2 mi final, back to the downwind since the LJ55 gaining on that C172 at a high rate. The actions of the controller at mia resulted in a dangerous situation. Due to the quick action of the local controller at fxe, the situation did not cause loss of separation. I then called mia to advise the controller that coordination was needed for a visual approach of that type. The mia controller responded by saying 'oh.' I then notified my supervisor of the incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FXE CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MIA TRACON'S NON COMPLIANCE WITH LOA.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING CLRNC DELIVERY AT FXE AND MONITORING LCL CTL. LCL CTL WAS BUSY AND THERE WAS TRAINING BEING CONDUCTED ON THAT POS. CLRNC DELIVERY HANDLES COORD BTWN MIA, THE OVERLYING APCH CTL FACILITY, AND FXE. I SAW AN LJ55 THAT WAS N OF THE FIELD ON THE DOWNWIND AT 3000 FT. THE LJ55 WAS BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8 BY MIA. THE LOA BTWN MIA AND FXE STATES THAT A VISUAL APCH DOES NOT NEED TO BE COORDINATED AS LONG AS THE ACFT IS ESTABLISHED ON A 7 MI FINAL. MIA DISREGARDED THE LOA AND TURNED THE LJ55 ON A 4 MI BASE WITHOUT COORD. LCL CTL HAD NUMEROUS ACFT IN THE PATTERN, AND TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH THE LJ55, TURNED A C172 ON THE BASE BACK TO THE DOWNWIND, CAUSING THE C172 TO MAKE A SHARP TURN TO AVOID THE LJ55 THAT WAS DSNDING AND AT A SPD OF ABOUT 200 KTS ON THE BASE. THE LCL CTLR ALSO NEEDS TO TURN ANOTHER C172, THAT WAS CLRED TO LAND AND ON A 2 MI FINAL, BACK TO THE DOWNWIND SINCE THE LJ55 GAINING ON THAT C172 AT A HIGH RATE. THE ACTIONS OF THE CTLR AT MIA RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS SIT. DUE TO THE QUICK ACTION OF THE LCL CTLR AT FXE, THE SIT DID NOT CAUSE LOSS OF SEPARATION. I THEN CALLED MIA TO ADVISE THE CTLR THAT COORD WAS NEEDED FOR A VISUAL APCH OF THAT TYPE. THE MIA CTLR RESPONDED BY SAYING 'OH.' I THEN NOTIFIED MY SUPVR OF THE INCIDENT.

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.