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Phl controllers described multiple go around events allegedly due to poor and late supervisor/tmc decisions regarding runway utilization.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 785692 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : holding descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar controller : approach |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 10 controller radar : 3 flight time total : 72 |
| ASRS Report | 785692 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : radar controller : departure |
| Experience | controller military : 10 controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 785693 |
| 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.tracon |
Narrative:
There were multiple gars on runway 27R during a busy arrival push because of the supervisor and tmc's decision to not change to the wind favored runway. While working north arrival; we had 2 gars back-to-back because the winds were 090 degrees at 16 KTS. The supervisor after heeding many warnings and suggestions from controllers finally decided to switch to a runway 9 operation. While doing so; there were at least 5 more gars. I had 4 aircraft off of 2 fixes that I had to hold in my airspace while putting ZNY in the hold. South arrival was vectoring many aircraft also and had to put ZDC in the hold. The departures had to be stopped because the north departure controller was holding the 7 gars in their airspace while we coordination the runway change. Most of the coordination on what aircraft was the last to be run to runway 27R and the first to be run to runway 9R was accomplished by the controllers; not the supervisor. We finally cleaned up the mess that he created and regained control of the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL CTLRS DESCRIBED MULTIPLE GAR EVENTS ALLEGEDLY DUE TO POOR AND LATE SUPVR/TMC DECISIONS REGARDING RWY UTILIZATION.
Narrative: THERE WERE MULTIPLE GARS ON RWY 27R DURING A BUSY ARR PUSH BECAUSE OF THE SUPVR AND TMC'S DECISION TO NOT CHANGE TO THE WIND FAVORED RWY. WHILE WORKING N ARR; WE HAD 2 GARS BACK-TO-BACK BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE 090 DEGS AT 16 KTS. THE SUPVR AFTER HEEDING MANY WARNINGS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CTLRS FINALLY DECIDED TO SWITCH TO A RWY 9 OP. WHILE DOING SO; THERE WERE AT LEAST 5 MORE GARS. I HAD 4 ACFT OFF OF 2 FIXES THAT I HAD TO HOLD IN MY AIRSPACE WHILE PUTTING ZNY IN THE HOLD. S ARR WAS VECTORING MANY ACFT ALSO AND HAD TO PUT ZDC IN THE HOLD. THE DEPS HAD TO BE STOPPED BECAUSE THE N DEP CTLR WAS HOLDING THE 7 GARS IN THEIR AIRSPACE WHILE WE COORD THE RWY CHANGE. MOST OF THE COORD ON WHAT ACFT WAS THE LAST TO BE RUN TO RWY 27R AND THE FIRST TO BE RUN TO RWY 9R WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CTLRS; NOT THE SUPVR. WE FINALLY CLEANED UP THE MESS THAT HE CREATED AND REGAINED CTL OF THE SITUATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.