Narrative:

Juneau tower closes at XA00 pm each night. Juneau tower continues to issue IFR clrncs to air carrier aircraft and then close without a hold for release. When juneau tower closes; the juneau airport becomes uncontrolled. Aircraft issued IFR clrncs are free to depart. I have worked at jnu AFSS for 13 yrs as atcs. I have expressed my concern to every supervisor and manager at our facility after each event over the last 13 yrs. The juneau tower manager has had at least 5 meetings at our facility in the last 5 yrs. I have informed the anchorage regional office and anyone who would listen. Last week a supervisor at zan called me and asked questions about air carrier X clearance. The following has occurred with no corrective action taken. Juneau tower issues IFR clearance with no hold for release and closes. Juneau tower has not informed juneau AFSS that an IFR clearance was issued. Juneau tower has not informed zan that an IFR clearance was issued. I can remember air carrier Y departing juneau without juneau AFSS or anchorage center knowledge. On nov/xa/07; XA00 pm; juneau tower issued IFR clearance to air carrier X without a hold for release and closed. Air carrier X taxied to runway 8 for departure. Air carrier Z was cleared for the approach for runway 8 at juneau by zan. On nov/xb/07 XA00 pm; juneau tower did not advise me on IF1 that air carrier a had a hold for release until I asked the controller. I am told the issue is between juneau tower and zan. The problem is juneau AFSS is handed a deal and told it is our job to catch and correct the errors each night. Juneau AFSS is not located on the airfield.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JNU AFSS SPECIALIST VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE RELEASE PROCS FOR IFR DEPS AFTER THE TWR IS CLOSED; QUESTIONING AFSS RESPONSIBILITIES.

Narrative: JUNEAU TWR CLOSES AT XA00 PM EACH NIGHT. JUNEAU TWR CONTINUES TO ISSUE IFR CLRNCS TO ACR ACFT AND THEN CLOSE WITHOUT A HOLD FOR RELEASE. WHEN JUNEAU TWR CLOSES; THE JUNEAU ARPT BECOMES UNCTLED. ACFT ISSUED IFR CLRNCS ARE FREE TO DEPART. I HAVE WORKED AT JNU AFSS FOR 13 YRS AS ATCS. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN TO EVERY SUPVR AND MGR AT OUR FACILITY AFTER EACH EVENT OVER THE LAST 13 YRS. THE JUNEAU TWR MGR HAS HAD AT LEAST 5 MEETINGS AT OUR FACILITY IN THE LAST 5 YRS. I HAVE INFORMED THE ANCHORAGE REGIONAL OFFICE AND ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN. LAST WK A SUPVR AT ZAN CALLED ME AND ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ACR X CLRNC. THE FOLLOWING HAS OCCURRED WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. JUNEAU TWR ISSUES IFR CLRNC WITH NO HOLD FOR RELEASE AND CLOSES. JUNEAU TWR HAS NOT INFORMED JUNEAU AFSS THAT AN IFR CLRNC WAS ISSUED. JUNEAU TWR HAS NOT INFORMED ZAN THAT AN IFR CLRNC WAS ISSUED. I CAN REMEMBER ACR Y DEPARTING JUNEAU WITHOUT JUNEAU AFSS OR ANCHORAGE CTR KNOWLEDGE. ON NOV/XA/07; XA00 PM; JUNEAU TWR ISSUED IFR CLRNC TO ACR X WITHOUT A HOLD FOR RELEASE AND CLOSED. ACR X TAXIED TO RWY 8 FOR DEP. ACR Z WAS CLRED FOR THE APCH FOR RWY 8 AT JUNEAU BY ZAN. ON NOV/XB/07 XA00 PM; JUNEAU TWR DID NOT ADVISE ME ON IF1 THAT ACR A HAD A HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL I ASKED THE CTLR. I AM TOLD THE ISSUE IS BTWN JUNEAU TWR AND ZAN. THE PROB IS JUNEAU AFSS IS HANDED A DEAL AND TOLD IT IS OUR JOB TO CATCH AND CORRECT THE ERRORS EACH NIGHT. JUNEAU AFSS IS NOT LOCATED ON THE AIRFIELD.

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.