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Boi controller voiced concern regarding the construction of a new control tower within the confines of the diverse vectoring area (dva); indicating the dva should be amended; but has not because of efficiency concerns.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 948709 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BOI.Airport |
| State Reference | ID |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Radar 16 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
The FAA utilizes a diverse vector area (dva) at the boise airport due to the mountainous terrain to the north of the airport. The ATC rules state that aircraft may be assigned vectors 097 degrees clockwise to 305 degrees within 7 NM of the ASR antenna; provided no climb restrictions are imposed to an aircraft prior to that aircraft reaching the MVA. The FAA constructed a 295 ft control tower at the boi airport last year. The new tower lies just to the south of the runways/VOR and right in the middle of the diverse vector area. FAA policy states that the boi diverse vector area should be amended or canceled once an obstacle penetrates the diverse vector area. The boi FAA personnel have knowingly neglected to update their procedures out of fear that it will potentially reduce their efficiency by shrinking their diverse vector area. They have knowingly chosen efficiency over safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BOI Controller voiced concern regarding the construction of a new control tower within the confines of the diverse vectoring area (DVA); indicating the DVA should be amended; but has not because of efficiency concerns.
Narrative: The FAA utilizes a diverse vector area (DVA) at the Boise airport due to the mountainous terrain to the north of the airport. The ATC rules state that aircraft may be assigned vectors 097 degrees clockwise to 305 degrees within 7 NM of the ASR antenna; provided no climb restrictions are imposed to an aircraft prior to that aircraft reaching the MVA. The FAA constructed a 295 FT control tower at the BOI airport last year. The new tower lies just to the south of the runways/VOR and right in the middle of the diverse vector area. FAA policy states that the BOI diverse vector area should be amended or canceled once an obstacle penetrates the diverse vector area. The BOI FAA personnel have knowingly neglected to update their procedures out of fear that it will potentially reduce their efficiency by shrinking their diverse vector area. They have knowingly chosen efficiency over safety.
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.