Tpa approach controller expressed concern regarding the new RNAV procedures; citing events involving...

Narrative:

For the past 2 days; there have been 2 incidents involving an air carrier on a newly implemented RNAV departure making a wrong turn after departure. In both instances; the air carrier made a right turn instead of straight out; and climbing to 6000 ft. In the first instance; I was working departure and noticed the air carrier making a wrong turn; and immediately turned the aircraft and coordinated with adjacent sectors to turn their arrival traffic; and the tower to stop departures. After I was relieved from position. In the second instance; I was working cabin attendant coordinator in the tower when the second aircraft started to make a right turn into traffic who had just departed ahead of him. The local controller noticed this; and turned the air carrier away from traffic to the northwest; coordinated with departure control; and switched the air carrier to departure. The union has filed numerous (over 100) ucr's to have these RNAV departures terminated; or at least redone to correct their problems. I personally believe the RNAV departures should be terminated in the interest of safety. The FAA seems to be forcing these departures on to the controllers at the expense of safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TPA APCH CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE NEW RNAV PROCS; CITING EVENTS INVOLVING ACR'S MAKING WRONG TURNS; JEOPARDIZING SAFETY.

Narrative: FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS; THERE HAVE BEEN 2 INCIDENTS INVOLVING AN ACR ON A NEWLY IMPLEMENTED RNAV DEP MAKING A WRONG TURN AFTER DEP. IN BOTH INSTANCES; THE ACR MADE A R TURN INSTEAD OF STRAIGHT OUT; AND CLBING TO 6000 FT. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE; I WAS WORKING DEP AND NOTICED THE ACR MAKING A WRONG TURN; AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ACFT AND COORDINATED WITH ADJACENT SECTORS TO TURN THEIR ARR TFC; AND THE TWR TO STOP DEPS. AFTER I WAS RELIEVED FROM POS. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE; I WAS WORKING CAB COORDINATOR IN THE TWR WHEN THE SECOND ACFT STARTED TO MAKE A R TURN INTO TFC WHO HAD JUST DEPARTED AHEAD OF HIM. THE LCL CTLR NOTICED THIS; AND TURNED THE ACR AWAY FROM TFC TO THE NW; COORDINATED WITH DEP CTL; AND SWITCHED THE ACR TO DEP. THE UNION HAS FILED NUMEROUS (OVER 100) UCR'S TO HAVE THESE RNAV DEPS TERMINATED; OR AT LEAST REDONE TO CORRECT THEIR PROBS. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE RNAV DEPS SHOULD BE TERMINATED IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. THE FAA SEEMS TO BE FORCING THESE DEPS ON TO THE CTLRS AT THE EXPENSE OF SAFETY.

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.

Attributes
ACN	759731
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 24
ASRS Report	759731
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 : tpa.tracon

Tpa approach controller expressed concern regarding the new RNAV procedures; citing events involving air carrier's making wrong turns; jeopardizing safety.