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ZFW controller expressed concern regarding FSS procedures that filed several flight plans on the same flight rather than updating departure time(south).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 738413 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 19.30 controller time certified in position1 : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 738413 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Working ZFW txk-lo (27) when I noticed a duplicate flight plan appear in the uret departure list for aircraft X. I did not think much about that since we had WX deviations and diversions all night. I was busy and did not have time to really analyze the duplicate. A short while later; I noticed a third flight plan appear for the same aircraft. I checked closer; and noticed the route was exactly the same on each flight plan; and the only difference was the proposal time. The remarks in the third flight plan said 'P-time change.' seems AFSS was being contacted by the pilot who was delaying his flight due to WX. But instead of amending the proposal time of the original flight plan; they were entering new flight plans with new proposal times. I do not recall ever seeing FSS do this. If this is going to become a practice (enter a new flight plan rather than amend the current flight plan); this will do nothing more than clog the NAS and overload the sector controller with useless flight plans.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZFW CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FSS PROCS THAT FILED SEVERAL FLT PLANS ON THE SAME FLT RATHER THAN UPDATING DEP TIME(S).
Narrative: WORKING ZFW TXK-LO (27) WHEN I NOTICED A DUPLICATE FLT PLAN APPEAR IN THE URET DEP LIST FOR ACFT X. I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT THAT SINCE WE HAD WX DEVS AND DIVERSIONS ALL NIGHT. I WAS BUSY AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REALLY ANALYZE THE DUPLICATE. A SHORT WHILE LATER; I NOTICED A THIRD FLT PLAN APPEAR FOR THE SAME ACFT. I CHKED CLOSER; AND NOTICED THE RTE WAS EXACTLY THE SAME ON EACH FLT PLAN; AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE PROPOSAL TIME. THE REMARKS IN THE THIRD FLT PLAN SAID 'P-TIME CHANGE.' SEEMS AFSS WAS BEING CONTACTED BY THE PLT WHO WAS DELAYING HIS FLT DUE TO WX. BUT INSTEAD OF AMENDING THE PROPOSAL TIME OF THE ORIGINAL FLT PLAN; THEY WERE ENTERING NEW FLT PLANS WITH NEW PROPOSAL TIMES. I DO NOT RECALL EVER SEEING FSS DO THIS. IF THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A PRACTICE (ENTER A NEW FLT PLAN RATHER THAN AMEND THE CURRENT FLT PLAN); THIS WILL DO NOTHING MORE THAN CLOG THE NAS AND OVERLOAD THE SECTOR CTLR WITH USELESS FLT PLANS.
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.