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Phl controller questioned airport ship overflt procedure if supervisor's are authority/authorized to by pass requirement when facilities concur.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717174 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 717174 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : supervisor oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Coordination between the city and OM was not accomplished in a timely manner. Aircraft was on final with a tall ship passing. Controller asked supervisor if he should send aircraft around and was told to advise the aircraft of the ship and if he wanted to land; let him land. If this is an acceptable procedure we should be doing this all the time and eliminating the havoc this sometimes causes. If we should not be doing it; controllers should not be instructed to do it. Aircraft overflew the ship and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL CTLR QUESTIONED ARPT SHIP OVERFLT PROC IF SUPVR'S ARE AUTH TO BY PASS REQUIREMENT WHEN FACILITIES CONCUR.
Narrative: COORD BTWN THE CITY AND OM WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED IN A TIMELY MANNER. ACFT WAS ON FINAL WITH A TALL SHIP PASSING. CTLR ASKED SUPVR IF HE SHOULD SEND ACFT AROUND AND WAS TOLD TO ADVISE THE ACFT OF THE SHIP AND IF HE WANTED TO LAND; LET HIM LAND. IF THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE PROC WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS ALL THE TIME AND ELIMINATING THE HAVOC THIS SOMETIMES CAUSES. IF WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING IT; CTLRS SHOULD NOT BE INSTRUCTED TO DO IT. ACFT OVERFLEW THE SHIP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.