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Phl controller expressed concern regarding parachute jumping operations that potentially conflicts with phl IFR departure aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 742028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 17n.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | De Havilland Canada Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : 105 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position controller : approach controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 1 controller time certified in position1 : 0.4 flight time total : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 742028 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Experience | controller radar : 2.5 |
| ASRS Report | 742027 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : phl.tracon |
Narrative:
I was working south departure combined with south high and dqo. The holey holding pattern was hot. I climbed X to 12000 ft and gave vectors to the south to avoid the holey holding pattern. Once clear; I gave X direct ditch intersection. About 15 mi northwest of ditch; in the vicinity of cross keys airport; X had to take evasive action to avoid a VFR aircraft. The VFR aircraft was from company Y; a parachute jumping operation based at ZZZ. This airport is just outside of the phl B airspace. Jumpers normally jump from 13500 ft and phl departures go out over ditch at 12000 ft. While company does do a good job of remaining clear of the B airspace; their jump zone is right in line with all phl departures going out over ditch. This makes for an unsafe situation. South departure is not the only sector affected by the parachute jumpers. Anyone working the south arrival or ood sector will also have to vector around parachute jumping.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING PARACHUTE JUMPING OPS THAT POTENTIALLY CONFLICTS WITH PHL IFR DEP ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING S DEP COMBINED WITH S HIGH AND DQO. THE HOLEY HOLDING PATTERN WAS HOT. I CLBED X TO 12000 FT AND GAVE VECTORS TO THE S TO AVOID THE HOLEY HOLDING PATTERN. ONCE CLR; I GAVE X DIRECT DITCH INTXN. ABOUT 15 MI NW OF DITCH; IN THE VICINITY OF CROSS KEYS ARPT; X HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A VFR ACFT. THE VFR ACFT WAS FROM COMPANY Y; A PARACHUTE JUMPING OP BASED AT ZZZ. THIS ARPT IS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE PHL B AIRSPACE. JUMPERS NORMALLY JUMP FROM 13500 FT AND PHL DEPS GO OUT OVER DITCH AT 12000 FT. WHILE COMPANY DOES DO A GOOD JOB OF REMAINING CLR OF THE B AIRSPACE; THEIR JUMP ZONE IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH ALL PHL DEPS GOING OUT OVER DITCH. THIS MAKES FOR AN UNSAFE SITUATION. S DEP IS NOT THE ONLY SECTOR AFFECTED BY THE PARACHUTE JUMPERS. ANYONE WORKING THE S ARR OR OOD SECTOR WILL ALSO HAVE TO VECTOR AROUND PARACHUTE JUMPING.
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.