Tul controller expressed concern regarding a new LOA for helicopter operations.

Attributes
ACN	711864
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl single value : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tul.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 23
ASRS Report	911864
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	procedure or policy : tul.tracon

Narrative:

Tul management made an LOA with company. There are no alternatives in this LOA when tul is arriving runway 8 or departing runway 26. This LOA puts the pilots on a 4 1/2 to 5 mi final to runway 8. Tulsa will be in this flow all of oct 2006. We have already told management this is a bad letter. They said when the helicopters are departing make them go another way. We said but inbounds are a problem and unsafe. Earlier this month when runway 18L was closed for maintenance (which happens weekly at our airport) we had a heavy jet on final. Tower is trying to identify the helicopter first. Bad mistake in letter. We tell supervisor this is no good letter. Ok says supervisor before this month over; something bad is going to happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TUL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING A NEW LOA FOR HELI OPS.

Narrative: TUL MGMNT MADE AN LOA WITH COMPANY. THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVES IN THIS LOA WHEN TUL IS ARRIVING RWY 8 OR DEPARTING RWY 26. THIS LOA PUTS THE PLTS ON A 4 1/2 TO 5 MI FINAL TO RWY 8. TULSA WILL BE IN THIS FLOW ALL OF OCT 2006. WE HAVE ALREADY TOLD MGMNT THIS IS A BAD LETTER. THEY SAID WHEN THE HELIS ARE DEPARTING MAKE THEM GO ANOTHER WAY. WE SAID BUT INBOUNDS ARE A PROB AND UNSAFE. EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN RWY 18L WAS CLOSED FOR MAINT (WHICH HAPPENS WEEKLY AT OUR ARPT) WE HAD A HVY JET ON FINAL. TWR IS TRYING TO IDENT THE HELI FIRST. BAD MISTAKE IN LETTER. WE TELL SUPVR THIS IS NO GOOD LETTER. OK SAYS SUPVR BEFORE THIS MONTH OVER; SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

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.