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Controller at Y90 TRACON reports that new procedure allowing pvd TRACON control for turns up to 90 degrees for aircraft on V14 is unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 699208 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : y90.tracon |
| State Reference | CT |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 699208 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 699209 |
| Events | |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : y90.tracon |
Narrative:
A new procedure goes into effect jun/thu/06. The bdl/pvd LOA allows pvd approach to turn aircraft 90 degrees left after a handoff from bdl for aircraft on V14. The effect is to turn aircraft into the face of wbound traffic on V419.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR AT Y90 TRACON RPTS THAT NEW PROC ALLOWING PVD TRACON CTL FOR TURNS UP TO 90 DEGS FOR ACFT ON V14 IS UNSAFE.
Narrative: A NEW PROC GOES INTO EFFECT JUN/THU/06. THE BDL/PVD LOA ALLOWS PVD APCH TO TURN ACFT 90 DEGS L AFTER A HDOF FROM BDL FOR ACFT ON V14. THE EFFECT IS TO TURN ACFT INTO THE FACE OF WBOUND TFC ON V419.
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.