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ARTCC radar controller alleges that ATC supervisor gives away MOA airspace without complete coordination with sector controllers who are affected by this action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 101161 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198901 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 17999 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : gsb |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 101161 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
The seymour johnson echo MOA (in nc) is activated on an as needed basis. In the past, gsb tower contacted the controller at samlo sector for the airspace, who in turn would coordination with the affected sectors. Gsb tower complained several months ago that on occasion it takes several minutes to activate. The result is the approach supervisor contacts the F area supervisor for the MOA who is to do the coordinating with the affected sectors. The problem has been continually with the supervisor giving away the airspace without the controllers approval or in several cases without his knowledge. In one case there was an aircraft in the altitudes given away. I am now keeping a list of specific times and events concerning this matter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ALLEGES THAT ATC SUPVR GIVES AWAY MOA AIRSPACE WITHOUT COMPLETE COORD WITH SECTOR CTLRS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
Narrative: THE SEYMOUR JOHNSON ECHO MOA (IN NC) IS ACTIVATED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. IN THE PAST, GSB TWR CONTACTED THE CTLR AT SAMLO SECTOR FOR THE AIRSPACE, WHO IN TURN WOULD COORD WITH THE AFFECTED SECTORS. GSB TWR COMPLAINED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT ON OCCASION IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO ACTIVATE. THE RESULT IS THE APCH SUPVR CONTACTS THE F AREA SUPVR FOR THE MOA WHO IS TO DO THE COORDINATING WITH THE AFFECTED SECTORS. THE PROB HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY WITH THE SUPVR GIVING AWAY THE AIRSPACE WITHOUT THE CTLRS APPROVAL OR IN SEVERAL CASES WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE. IN ONE CASE THERE WAS AN ACFT IN THE ALTS GIVEN AWAY. I AM NOW KEEPING A LIST OF SPECIFIC TIMES AND EVENTS CONCERNING THIS MATTER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.