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D10 controller expressed concern regarding facility policy regarding automated air traffic area block information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 715589 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : d10.tracon |
| State Reference | TX |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 715589 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : d10.tracon |
Narrative:
At D10 we work in a strip-less environment. All we have is the information in the ARTS data tags to vector and sequence aircraft and provide service with. This is fine except that we have information in the 'Y' side scratch pad (information that shows where the aircraft will exit D10 airspace) which is the same for IFR and VFR traffic. This leads to confusion and this confusion has led to at least 2 operrors at D10 within the last yr. The ARTS tags have many informational problems associated with them that lead to confusion. FAA order 7210.3T states that a facility may waive the requirement to use flight progress strips if 'no misunderstanding will occur as a result of no strip usage.' since our data tag information is the same for IFR and VFR traffic this does lead to misunderstandings and; therefore; is a violation of order 7210.3T.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: D10 CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FACILITY POLICY REGARDING AUTOMATED ATA BLOCK INFO.
Narrative: AT D10 WE WORK IN A STRIP-LESS ENVIRONMENT. ALL WE HAVE IS THE INFO IN THE ARTS DATA TAGS TO VECTOR AND SEQUENCE ACFT AND PROVIDE SVC WITH. THIS IS FINE EXCEPT THAT WE HAVE INFO IN THE 'Y' SIDE SCRATCH PAD (INFO THAT SHOWS WHERE THE ACFT WILL EXIT D10 AIRSPACE) WHICH IS THE SAME FOR IFR AND VFR TFC. THIS LEADS TO CONFUSION AND THIS CONFUSION HAS LED TO AT LEAST 2 OPERRORS AT D10 WITHIN THE LAST YR. THE ARTS TAGS HAVE MANY INFORMATIONAL PROBS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM THAT LEAD TO CONFUSION. FAA ORDER 7210.3T STATES THAT A FACILITY MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT TO USE FLT PROGRESS STRIPS IF 'NO MISUNDERSTANDING WILL OCCUR AS A RESULT OF NO STRIP USAGE.' SINCE OUR DATA TAG INFO IS THE SAME FOR IFR AND VFR TFC THIS DOES LEAD TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND; THEREFORE; IS A VIOLATION OF ORDER 7210.3T.
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.