Pct controller described airspace entry event; claiming the FAA established the subject restricted a...

Narrative:

I was working the deale sector at the potomac TRACON. This sector works arrivals to bwi from the southwest. Air carrier X; navigating via the OTT6 STAR; entered the restricted airspace that is within a 10-mile radius of the dca VOR. The FAA established this airspace restriction on feb/2009. The restriction was implemented by a memorandum from the FAA to air traffic controllers at potomac TRACON and only applies to us air carriers. There is no NOTAM advising pilots to stay clear of this airspace. The FAA has not told air traffic controllers why us air carriers are prohibited from flying within 10 miles of dca or has the FAA made this restriction known to the general public. The memorandum from the FAA to air traffic controllers are available on request.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT Controller described airspace entry event; claiming the FAA established the subject restricted airspace via memo; did not issue any NOTAMs; or inform the user via any other methods.

Narrative: I was working the DEALE sector at the Potomac TRACON. This sector works arrivals to BWI from the southwest. ACR X; navigating via the OTT6 STAR; entered the restricted airspace that is within a 10-mile radius of the DCA VOR. The FAA established this airspace restriction on Feb/2009. The restriction was implemented by a memorandum from the FAA to Air Traffic Controllers at Potomac TRACON and only applies to U.S. Air Carriers. There is no NOTAM advising pilots to stay clear of this airspace. The FAA has not told Air Traffic Controllers why U.S. Air Carriers are prohibited from flying within 10 miles of DCA or has the FAA made this restriction known to the general public. The memorandum from the FAA to Air Traffic Controllers are available on request.

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.

Attributes
ACN	829614
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	DCA.VOR
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR OTT
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Radar 18 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types

Pct controller described airspace entry event; claiming the FAA established the subject restricted airspace via memo; did not issue any notams; or inform the user via any other methods.