Phl controller voiced concern regarding the lack of training and briefing items reference different ...

Narrative:

This is a procedural issue involving the use of the converging runway display aid (crda) for runway 35 at phl. Our current facility SOP describes the use of where to vector aircraft in relation to the crda 'ghost' target. Understanding where to vector these aircraft is crucial to providing a safe; efficient flow of traffic to runway 35. The FAA just posted a change to this procedure is a 'read and initial' binder which now applies to everyone involved with the operation. The crda 'ghost' target is now offset differently to take into account runway 35 extension project. Unfortunately; no training has been provided for this crda offset to the controller work force. No pre-briefing was provided the union of the change. Several go around's have already been documented to do the change in working conditions. I feel that this lack of training in the new procedure has resulting in increased workload on the tower and radar controllers and caused unnecessary delays to the ATC system. The lack of training has caused an inefficiency to the operation at large and with the heightened use of quality assurance reviews (qar's); controllers will be mentally taxed that much more knowing that any go around's will be documented in the facility log. Proper training and adequate briefings could mitigate potential go around's with this operation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PHL CONTROLLER VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE LACK OF TRAINING AND BRIEFING ITEMS REFERENCE DIFFERENT CRDA SPACING PROCEDURES REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE RUNWAY 35 EXTENSION PROJECT.

Narrative: THIS IS A PROCEDURAL ISSUE INVOLVING THE USE OF THE CONVERGING RWY DISPLAY AID (CRDA) FOR RWY 35 AT PHL. OUR CURRENT FACILITY SOP DESCRIBES THE USE OF WHERE TO VECTOR ACFT IN RELATION TO THE CRDA 'GHOST' TARGET. UNDERSTANDING WHERE TO VECTOR THESE ACFT IS CRUCIAL TO PROVIDING A SAFE; EFFICIENT FLOW OF TFC TO RWY 35. THE FAA JUST POSTED A CHANGE TO THIS PROC IS A 'READ AND INITIAL' BINDER WHICH NOW APPLIES TO EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE OP. THE CRDA 'GHOST' TARGET IS NOW OFFSET DIFFERENTLY TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RWY 35 EXTENSION PROJECT. UNFORTUNATELY; NO TRAINING HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THIS CRDA OFFSET TO THE CTLR WORK FORCE. NO PRE-BRIEFING WAS PROVIDED THE UNION OF THE CHANGE. SEVERAL GAR'S HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOCUMENTED TO DO THE CHANGE IN WORKING CONDITIONS. I FEEL THAT THIS LACK OF TRAINING IN THE NEW PROC HAS RESULTING IN INCREASED WORKLOAD ON THE TWR AND RADAR CTLRS AND CAUSED UNNECESSARY DELAYS TO THE ATC SYSTEM. THE LACK OF TRAINING HAS CAUSED AN INEFFICIENCY TO THE OP AT LARGE AND WITH THE HEIGHTENED USE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWS (QAR'S); CTLRS WILL BE MENTALLY TAXED THAT MUCH MORE KNOWING THAT ANY GAR'S WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE FACILITY LOG. PROPER TRAINING AND ADEQUATE BRIEFINGS COULD MITIGATE POTENTIAL GAR'S WITH THIS OP.

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.

Attributes
ACN	812799
Time
Date	200811
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	812799
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

Phl controller voiced concern regarding the lack of training and briefing items reference different crda spacing procedures required because of the runway 35 extension project.