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Maf ground controller voiced concern regarding the facility's/airport's non compliance with FAA orders reference runway operations and required radio contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 800080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : maf.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Experience | controller radar : 21 controller time certified in position1 : 20 flight time total : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 800080 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airport |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : maf.tower |
| Chart | airport : maf.airport |
Narrative:
Maf ATCT established a new procedure for ground control to coordination runway xings with local control regardless of the runway status; ie; the runway can be closed or non active and ground must continue to coordination with local or this is an operational deviation. This adds to the workload of both position unnecessarily and is going to cause an event. Additionally; this change states that 'vehicles and personnel must be kept on the ground control frequency.' this is in direct violation; contradiction; of FAA order 7710.65 chapter 3-1-3D which states; 'authority/authorized for aircraft to taxi on or along an active runway for purposes other than crossing; should be provided via direct communications on local control frequency.' there are waivers to this with specific operations notes in an LOA or such; but maf ATCT has not seen fit to do this; as the airport is not putting radio equipment in vehicles that would comply with FAA orders. This is an accident/incident waiting to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MAF GND CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE FACILITY'S/ARPT'S NON COMPLIANCE WITH FAA ORDERS REF RWY OPS AND REQUIRED RADIO CONTACT.
Narrative: MAF ATCT ESTABLISHED A NEW PROC FOR GND CTL TO COORD RWY XINGS WITH LCL CTL REGARDLESS OF THE RWY STATUS; IE; THE RWY CAN BE CLOSED OR NON ACTIVE AND GND MUST CONTINUE TO COORD WITH LCL OR THIS IS AN OPDEV. THIS ADDS TO THE WORKLOAD OF BOTH POS UNNECESSARILY AND IS GOING TO CAUSE AN EVENT. ADDITIONALLY; THIS CHANGE STATES THAT 'VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL MUST BE KEPT ON THE GND CTL FREQ.' THIS IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION; CONTRADICTION; OF FAA ORDER 7710.65 CHAPTER 3-1-3D WHICH STATES; 'AUTH FOR ACFT TO TAXI ON OR ALONG AN ACTIVE RWY FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN XING; SHOULD BE PROVIDED VIA DIRECT COMS ON LCL CTL FREQ.' THERE ARE WAIVERS TO THIS WITH SPECIFIC OPS NOTES IN AN LOA OR SUCH; BUT MAF ATCT HAS NOT SEEN FIT TO DO THIS; AS THE ARPT IS NOT PUTTING RADIO EQUIP IN VEHICLES THAT WOULD COMPLY WITH FAA ORDERS. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
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.