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Phl controller expressed concern regarding management's failure to comply with LOA requiring city coordinator during deicing procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 724956 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow Ice |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 10 controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 724956 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
On jan/mon/07; phl was in a formal deice program for most of the day shift. As per LOA; phl is required to have personnel from the city act as the coordinator for deice program affecting both departures and arrs for the safety of the flying public. Throughout this time period; there was not any personnel in place completing this all important task. The operations mgrs at phl were notified; but took no action. They might possibly have annotated the log (7130-4); but did not make a call to get the position filled. This is not only in direct violation of a current LOA; but the facility has no personnel qualified to perform this important task.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MGMNT'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOA REQUIRING CITY COORDINATOR DURING DEICING PROCS.
Narrative: ON JAN/MON/07; PHL WAS IN A FORMAL DEICE PROGRAM FOR MOST OF THE DAY SHIFT. AS PER LOA; PHL IS REQUIRED TO HAVE PERSONNEL FROM THE CITY ACT AS THE COORDINATOR FOR DEICE PROGRAM AFFECTING BOTH DEPS AND ARRS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC. THROUGHOUT THIS TIME PERIOD; THERE WAS NOT ANY PERSONNEL IN PLACE COMPLETING THIS ALL IMPORTANT TASK. THE OPS MGRS AT PHL WERE NOTIFIED; BUT TOOK NO ACTION. THEY MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE ANNOTATED THE LOG (7130-4); BUT DID NOT MAKE A CALL TO GET THE POS FILLED. THIS IS NOT ONLY IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF A CURRENT LOA; BUT THE FACILITY HAS NO PERSONNEL QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THIS IMPORTANT TASK.
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.