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ZTL controller described ongoing problem with automated handoffs to adjacent approach control facilities.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694301 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : whinz1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 694301 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 15 controller radar : 25 controller supervisory : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 694302 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | computer equipment : ztl.artcc |
Narrative:
All aircraft into atl approach on the whinz 1 STAR will not automatic flash; must be manually flashed. All aircraft into atl approach on flcon STAR (RNAV) rerouted direct diray or direct byrds will not automatic flash; must be manually flashed. Rerouting any aircraft to make it flat-tracked should not make the flight ineligible at all; it makes the route of flight more accurate to the true position; yet continues to cause these problems. Supplemental information from acn 694302: allowed en route computer to automatic flash to approach; it flashed to wrong sector 'A1D' took back handoff; manually entered 'A1P' to route to the proper sector in atl approach. Aircraft was on STAR and flat-tracked. This is a safety issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZTL CTLR DESCRIBED ONGOING PROB WITH AUTOMATED HDOFS TO ADJACENT APCH CTL FACILITIES.
Narrative: ALL ACFT INTO ATL APCH ON THE WHINZ 1 STAR WILL NOT AUTO FLASH; MUST BE MANUALLY FLASHED. ALL ACFT INTO ATL APCH ON FLCON STAR (RNAV) REROUTED DIRECT DIRAY OR DIRECT BYRDS WILL NOT AUTO FLASH; MUST BE MANUALLY FLASHED. REROUTING ANY ACFT TO MAKE IT FLAT-TRACKED SHOULD NOT MAKE THE FLT INELIGIBLE AT ALL; IT MAKES THE RTE OF FLT MORE ACCURATE TO THE TRUE POS; YET CONTINUES TO CAUSE THESE PROBS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 694302: ALLOWED ENRTE COMPUTER TO AUTO FLASH TO APCH; IT FLASHED TO WRONG SECTOR 'A1D' TOOK BACK HDOF; MANUALLY ENTERED 'A1P' TO RTE TO THE PROPER SECTOR IN ATL APCH. ACFT WAS ON STAR AND FLAT-TRACKED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.