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Phl controller expressed concern regarding the simultaneous approach parallel runways (saprs-2) procedure that forces aircraft out of class B during vectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 719732 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phl.tracon |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 719732 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : phl.tracon |
Narrative:
During the time period of XA00-XF00 local; ZZZ was running a procedure known as SAPRS2. This procedure requires controllers to vector aircraft that are already in the ZZZ B airspace below the B airspace to avoid conflicts with aircraft landing on a parallel runway. I believe this procedure should be reevaluated or canceled. Anytime an aircraft exits the B airspace; the margin of safety that was created for aircraft flying in high volume areas is reduced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE SIMULTANEOUS APCH PARALLEL RWYS (SAPRS-2) PROC THAT FORCES ACFT OUT OF CLASS B DURING VECTORS.
Narrative: DURING THE TIME PERIOD OF XA00-XF00 LCL; ZZZ WAS RUNNING A PROC KNOWN AS SAPRS2. THIS PROC REQUIRES CTLRS TO VECTOR ACFT THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE ZZZ B AIRSPACE BELOW THE B AIRSPACE TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH ACFT LNDG ON A PARALLEL RWY. I BELIEVE THIS PROC SHOULD BE REEVALUATED OR CANCELED. ANYTIME AN ACFT EXITS THE B AIRSPACE; THE MARGIN OF SAFETY THAT WAS CREATED FOR ACFT FLYING IN HIGH VOLUME AREAS IS REDUCED.
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.