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ZFW controller expressed frustration with regard to management's failure to keep NOTAM information current on the control position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 722420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : non radar controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 17 controller non radar : 17 controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 3 controller time certified in position2 : 6 flight time total : 118 |
| ASRS Report | 722420 |
| 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 : zfw.artcc |
Narrative:
There is a serious problem with a failure to keep NOTAM and other information on the sector status boards; in the frisco area; at ZFW. During the day; dec/xa/06; that I idented a critical safety error. I was working the ardmore low sector. NOTAMS closing runway 12/30 and the north 1000 ft of runway 17/35 had been on the sector status board for about 3 months. I checked the AFD and determined these NOTAMS had been published (along with others) and asked the supervisor if we could delete them. While waiting for a response; I checked with mlc AFSS on these NOTAMS; and found that the 2 runways had been fully open for over a month. We have been incorrectly reporting a closed runway at pauls valley; and possibly making aircraft land in xwinds; just because our supervisors do not do their job and check and post NOTAMS. The same situation occurs with WX reports; sigmets; and may be the cause of failures to distribute sigmets; convective sigmets; and airmets. The 'a' side position; which used to distribute this data; is no longer used or staffed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZFW CTLR EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH REGARD TO MGMNT'S FAILURE TO KEEP NOTAM INFO CURRENT ON THE CTL POS.
Narrative: THERE IS A SERIOUS PROB WITH A FAILURE TO KEEP NOTAM AND OTHER INFO ON THE SECTOR STATUS BOARDS; IN THE FRISCO AREA; AT ZFW. DURING THE DAY; DEC/XA/06; THAT I IDENTED A CRITICAL SAFETY ERROR. I WAS WORKING THE ARDMORE LOW SECTOR. NOTAMS CLOSING RWY 12/30 AND THE N 1000 FT OF RWY 17/35 HAD BEEN ON THE SECTOR STATUS BOARD FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. I CHKED THE AFD AND DETERMINED THESE NOTAMS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED (ALONG WITH OTHERS) AND ASKED THE SUPVR IF WE COULD DELETE THEM. WHILE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE; I CHKED WITH MLC AFSS ON THESE NOTAMS; AND FOUND THAT THE 2 RWYS HAD BEEN FULLY OPEN FOR OVER A MONTH. WE HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY RPTING A CLOSED RWY AT PAULS VALLEY; AND POSSIBLY MAKING ACFT LAND IN XWINDS; JUST BECAUSE OUR SUPVRS DO NOT DO THEIR JOB AND CHK AND POST NOTAMS. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURS WITH WX RPTS; SIGMETS; AND MAY BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURES TO DISTRIBUTE SIGMETS; CONVECTIVE SIGMETS; AND AIRMETS. THE 'A' SIDE POS; WHICH USED TO DISTRIBUTE THIS DATA; IS NO LONGER USED OR STAFFED.
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.