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ZNY controller voiced concern regarding lack of management initiatives to prepare for new sector operations; i.e. Video map availability and lack of briefings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 786867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 19 controller time certified in position1 : 1 controller time certified in position2 : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 786867 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zny.artcc |
Narrative:
ZNY area a new sector 8 introduced recently. No map overlays in area B (adjoining airspace) depicting airspace change. No definitive procedures for climbing J80/6 departures from sector 39 to sector 8/10. Not all control personnel briefed on airspace change before it went into effect. Fixes for 'dual J80' not on maps in area B. This new sector was designed to accommodate a new departure airway that was part of the ny/nj/PA airspace redesign. I can't fathom how the FAA was unable to publish these changes on the controller maps; or come up with new or revised climb out procedures; let alone make sure all personnel were briefed before throwing the switch. They've literally had yrs to make sure these bases were covered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING LACK OF MGMNT INITIATIVES TO PREPARE FOR NEW SECTOR OPS; I.E. VIDEO MAP AVAILABILITY AND LACK OF BRIEFINGS.
Narrative: ZNY AREA A NEW SECTOR 8 INTRODUCED RECENTLY. NO MAP OVERLAYS IN AREA B (ADJOINING AIRSPACE) DEPICTING AIRSPACE CHANGE. NO DEFINITIVE PROCS FOR CLBING J80/6 DEPS FROM SECTOR 39 TO SECTOR 8/10. NOT ALL CTL PERSONNEL BRIEFED ON AIRSPACE CHANGE BEFORE IT WENT INTO EFFECT. FIXES FOR 'DUAL J80' NOT ON MAPS IN AREA B. THIS NEW SECTOR WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW DEP AIRWAY THAT WAS PART OF THE NY/NJ/PA AIRSPACE REDESIGN. I CAN'T FATHOM HOW THE FAA WAS UNABLE TO PUBLISH THESE CHANGES ON THE CTLR MAPS; OR COME UP WITH NEW OR REVISED CLBOUT PROCS; LET ALONE MAKE SURE ALL PERSONNEL WERE BRIEFED BEFORE THROWING THE SWITCH. THEY'VE LITERALLY HAD YRS TO MAKE SURE THESE BASES WERE COVERED.
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.