A controller at P31 TRACON states that excessive coordination for military aircraft entering and dep...

Attributes
ACN	708884
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : p31.tracon
State Reference	FL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 2 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 14 controller time certified in position1 : 13
ASRS Report	708884
Events
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : p31.tracon

Narrative:

The military is filing a flight plan from npa to the eagle a working area above pensacola TRACON airspace. This flight plan does not automate to ZJX; who owns eagle a (eag-a) area. Also; there are no written ATC procedures governing ingress or egress from this area. So; for each flight departing npa to eag-a; there are at least 2 lengthy phone calls generated between the pensacola TRACON controller and the ZJX controller to xfer radar identify of; and coordination handling of each flight. While these calls are occurring; all of the other traffic the controllers are working can be going to hell in a hand basket. This problem has been ongoing for months. I have advised pensacola TRACON management of this problem no less than 5 times. And nothing has been done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CTLR AT P31 TRACON STATES THAT EXCESSIVE COORD FOR MIL ACFT ENTERING AND DEPARTING RESTR AIRSPACE WITH ZJX ARTCC INCREASES CTLR WORKLOAD AND RECOMMENDS THAT HDOF PROCS BE ESTABLISHED BTWN THE 2 FACILITIES.

Narrative: THE MIL IS FILING A FLT PLAN FROM NPA TO THE EAGLE A WORKING AREA ABOVE PENSACOLA TRACON AIRSPACE. THIS FLT PLAN DOES NOT AUTOMATE TO ZJX; WHO OWNS EAGLE A (EAG-A) AREA. ALSO; THERE ARE NO WRITTEN ATC PROCS GOVERNING INGRESS OR EGRESS FROM THIS AREA. SO; FOR EACH FLT DEPARTING NPA TO EAG-A; THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 LENGTHY PHONE CALLS GENERATED BTWN THE PENSACOLA TRACON CTLR AND THE ZJX CTLR TO XFER RADAR IDENT OF; AND COORD HANDLING OF EACH FLT. WHILE THESE CALLS ARE OCCURRING; ALL OF THE OTHER TFC THE CTLRS ARE WORKING CAN BE GOING TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET. THIS PROB HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS. I HAVE ADVISED PENSACOLA TRACON MGMNT OF THIS PROB NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES. AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

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.

A controller at P31 TRACON states that excessive coordination for military aircraft entering and departing restr airspace with ZJX ARTCC increases controller workload and recommends that handoff procedures be established between the 2 facilities.