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ZBW radar associate described operational error, citing traffic volume and traffic management failures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624939 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gfl.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citationjet, C525/C526 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 624937 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Traffic at the sector increased dramatically in a very short period of time, no warning was given by our illustrious tmu -- in fact the sector was 'red' at the time but without any notice there wasn't any time to get a tracker in to help. As a radar associate I was trying to keep up with the strips and looking to see if there were any aircraft that could be routed out of the sector. At the time of the incident I was actually off position physically, getting more strip holders. Restrs should have been placed at the departure airports to help the flow. If tmu had been doing their job, I feel the radar controller would have been more effective in his scan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZBW RADAR ASSOCIATE DESCRIBED OPERROR, CITING TFC VOLUME AND TFC MGMNT FAILURES.
Narrative: TFC AT THE SECTOR INCREASED DRAMATICALLY IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, NO WARNING WAS GIVEN BY OUR ILLUSTRIOUS TMU -- IN FACT THE SECTOR WAS 'RED' AT THE TIME BUT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THERE WASN'T ANY TIME TO GET A TRACKER IN TO HELP. AS A RADAR ASSOCIATE I WAS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE STRIPS AND LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ACFT THAT COULD BE ROUTED OUT OF THE SECTOR. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS ACTUALLY OFF POS PHYSICALLY, GETTING MORE STRIP HOLDERS. RESTRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED AT THE DEP ARPTS TO HELP THE FLOW. IF TMU HAD BEEN DOING THEIR JOB, I FEEL THE RADAR CTLR WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE EFFECTIVE IN HIS SCAN.
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.