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Fat tracon controller does not believe that nct is meeting the requirements of a LOA for pilots inbound to visibility to be at 5;000 ft by issuing a clearance of 'pilot discretion to 5;000 ft' before turning them over to fat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1007519 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FAT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan Undifferentiated |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Letter of agreement between nct [norcal tracon] and fat [tracon] requires aircraft going from nct to visibility airport be at 5;000 ft. Aircraft X was given pilot's discretion maintain 5;000 ft while the aircraft was at 7;000 ft. The aircraft did not descend for over 30 miles. Clarify that a 'pilot's discretion descent' does not meet the requirements of the LOA and requires coordination. Alternately; include pd descent as an option in the LOA to avoid the receiving controller from expecting the aircraft to descend.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAT Tracon Controller does not believe that NCT is meeting the requirements of a LOA for pilots inbound to VIS to be at 5;000 FT by issuing a clearance of 'pilot discretion to 5;000 FT' before turning them over to FAT.
Narrative: Letter of Agreement between NCT [NorCal Tracon] and FAT [Tracon] requires aircraft going from NCT to VIS airport be at 5;000 FT. Aircraft X was given pilot's discretion maintain 5;000 FT while the aircraft was at 7;000 FT. The aircraft did not descend for over 30 miles. Clarify that a 'pilot's discretion descent' does not meet the requirements of the LOA and requires coordination. Alternately; include PD descent as an option in the LOA to avoid the receiving Controller from expecting the aircraft to descend.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.