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A80 controller voiced concern regarding multiple MSAW alerts received on pdk and fty arrivals; indicating controller distraction/s and control action priority interference; suggesting equipment modification/s and or procedural changes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 828924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | A80.TRACON |
| State Reference | GA |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Departure |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Military 0.5 Air Traffic Control Non Radar 0.5 Air Traffic Control Radar 15 Air Traffic Control Supervisory 1.0 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other MSAW Alerts |
Narrative:
The low altitude alarm goes off on nearly every aircraft which lands runway 2R at pdk and runway 26 at fty. The unnecessary alert on nearly every aircraft create a twofold problem. First; it becomes a distraction to the controllers who are required to notify the tower every time they witness the alarm. This takes the controller away from doing higher priority tasks when they know the aircraft is not in an unsafe position. Second; it creates a problem where controllers could be susceptible to not noticing when an aircraft is in an unsafe proximity to terrain or an obstruction because they are so used to the alarm going off all the time. Suggest either fixing the equipment so it only goes off when it is actually relevant or at least giving the controllers the option of calling if the aircraft appears to be in a safe location.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A80 controller voiced concern regarding multiple MSAW alerts received on PDK and FTY arrivals; indicating controller distraction/s and control action priority interference; suggesting equipment modification/s and or procedural changes.
Narrative: The Low Altitude alarm goes off on nearly every aircraft which lands Runway 2R at PDK and Runway 26 at FTY. The unnecessary alert on nearly every aircraft create a twofold problem. First; it becomes a distraction to the controllers who are required to notify the Tower every time they witness the alarm. This takes the Controller away from doing higher priority tasks when they know the aircraft is not in an unsafe position. Second; it creates a problem where controllers could be susceptible to not noticing when an aircraft is in an unsafe proximity to terrain or an obstruction because they are so used to the alarm going off all the time. Suggest either fixing the equipment so it only goes off when it is actually relevant or at least giving the controllers the option of calling if the aircraft appears to be in a safe location.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.