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ZNY controller expressed concern that facility management did not provide updated briefings and charts for unv RNAV approach procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 714248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : unv.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 23 controller non radar : 24 controller radar : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 714248 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zny.artcc |
Narrative:
Existing RNAV/GPS runway 6 approach to unv airport cancelled and new RNAV/GPS runway 6 approach released without any prior notification to workforce. New approach uses all new fixes; new minimums and new missed approach procedure. Controllers not made aware of new procedure until pilot questioned which fix cleared to. Potential for operational error or worse. The opportunity to discover this change was hampered because both the old approach and the new approach were similar types to the same runway. At the present time FAA management at ZNY takes no steps to ensure that any new approach procedure is briefed to the controller workforce; or that approach plate binders are kept up to date with current information. Recommendations: when a new procedure is developed; or an existing procedure is changed or discontinued; FAA headquarters should ensure that all affected facilities are alerted to the change. Ideally; 4 weeks notice or more should be provided to allow the scheduling of any required training. In the case of ZNY; the airspace and procedures office should be the contact point and would coordinate any briefings or training. In reference to keeping approach plate binders up to date: when NOAA publishes new us terminal procedures each 56 days; a supervisor should ensure that the binders reflect current information. This task could be delegated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT FACILITY MGMNT DID NOT PROVIDE UPDATED BRIEFINGS AND CHARTS FOR UNV RNAV APCH PROCS.
Narrative: EXISTING RNAV/GPS RWY 6 APCH TO UNV ARPT CANCELLED AND NEW RNAV/GPS RWY 6 APCH RELEASED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO WORKFORCE. NEW APCH USES ALL NEW FIXES; NEW MINIMUMS AND NEW MISSED APCH PROC. CTLRS NOT MADE AWARE OF NEW PROC UNTIL PLT QUESTIONED WHICH FIX CLRED TO. POTENTIAL FOR OPERROR OR WORSE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER THIS CHANGE WAS HAMPERED BECAUSE BOTH THE OLD APCH AND THE NEW APCH WERE SIMILAR TYPES TO THE SAME RWY. AT THE PRESENT TIME FAA MGMNT AT ZNY TAKES NO STEPS TO ENSURE THAT ANY NEW APCH PROC IS BRIEFED TO THE CTLR WORKFORCE; OR THAT APCH PLATE BINDERS ARE KEPT UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT INFO. RECOMMENDATIONS: WHEN A NEW PROC IS DEVELOPED; OR AN EXISTING PROC IS CHANGED OR DISCONTINUED; FAA HEADQUARTERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL AFFECTED FACILITIES ARE ALERTED TO THE CHANGE. IDEALLY; 4 WKS NOTICE OR MORE SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO ALLOW THE SCHEDULING OF ANY REQUIRED TRAINING. IN THE CASE OF ZNY; THE AIRSPACE AND PROCS OFFICE SHOULD BE THE CONTACT POINT AND WOULD COORDINATE ANY BRIEFINGS OR TRAINING. IN REF TO KEEPING APCH PLATE BINDERS UP TO DATE: WHEN NOAA PUBLISHES NEW US TERMINAL PROCS EACH 56 DAYS; A SUPVR SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE BINDERS REFLECT CURRENT INFO. THIS TASK COULD BE DELEGATED.
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.