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Phl controller expressed concern regarding increased local control taxi workload when landing 9R and departure 9L during current construction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 753385 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : military controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 10 controller radar : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 753385 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : phl.tower |
Narrative:
I was assigned to the tower. Philadelphia tower was landing runway 9R and departing runway 9L. Due to construction all aircraft landing runway 9R that exit the runway prior to the end must be given extensive taxi instructions. This additional workload placed on the local controller is in my opinion a safety hazard. This 1 person must issue progressive instructions; ensure and watch every aircraft to make sure they read back the correct taxi instructions; taxi correctly and hold short of runway 9L. They must do all of this and continue to work all the runway 9R arrs. This workload is just too much for 1 person. My recommendation to alleviate this would be to have final control increase spacing by 1 mi; therefore every aircraft could roll to the end and turn off and hold short of runway 9L with very little additional phraseology.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING INCREASED LCL CTL TAXI WORKLOAD WHEN LNDG 9R AND DEP 9L DURING CURRENT CONSTRUCTION.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE TWR. PHILADELPHIA TWR WAS LNDG RWY 9R AND DEPARTING RWY 9L. DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ALL ACFT LNDG RWY 9R THAT EXIT THE RWY PRIOR TO THE END MUST BE GIVEN EXTENSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. THIS ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD PLACED ON THE LCL CTLR IS IN MY OPINION A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS 1 PERSON MUST ISSUE PROGRESSIVE INSTRUCTIONS; ENSURE AND WATCH EVERY ACFT TO MAKE SURE THEY READ BACK THE CORRECT TAXI INSTRUCTIONS; TAXI CORRECTLY AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9L. THEY MUST DO ALL OF THIS AND CONTINUE TO WORK ALL THE RWY 9R ARRS. THIS WORKLOAD IS JUST TOO MUCH FOR 1 PERSON. MY RECOMMENDATION TO ALLEVIATE THIS WOULD BE TO HAVE FINAL CTL INCREASE SPACING BY 1 MI; THEREFORE EVERY ACFT COULD ROLL TO THE END AND TURN OFF AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9L WITH VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL PHRASEOLOGY.
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.