Special use airspace activity not always current or fully coordinated.

Attributes
ACN	115634
Time
Date	198906
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc
State Reference	DC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	115634
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Notification of usage of R5311, west 122, gsb echo MOA currently either goes through the MLS, watch desk, or area supervisor. Too often sector notification is either untimely or incorrect. As a result, aircraft all too often penetrate these areas on the assumption that they are cold/inactive when in fact they are hot/active. We should have the using agency notify/request the sector/sectors concerned directly. The sector then is responsible for notifying the area supervisor who is then responsible for updating the status board. Re: gsb echo MOA-gsbz calls the area supervisor who often releases the MOA without regard to traffic or notification of all sectors. Gsbz should return to the procedure of asking sam sector who then requests the area from adjacent sectors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE ACTIVITY NOT ALWAYS CURRENT OR FULLY COORDINATED.

Narrative: NOTIFICATION OF USAGE OF R5311, W 122, GSB ECHO MOA CURRENTLY EITHER GOES THROUGH THE MLS, WATCH DESK, OR AREA SUPVR. TOO OFTEN SECTOR NOTIFICATION IS EITHER UNTIMELY OR INCORRECT. AS A RESULT, ACFT ALL TOO OFTEN PENETRATE THESE AREAS ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY ARE COLD/INACTIVE WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE HOT/ACTIVE. WE SHOULD HAVE THE USING AGENCY NOTIFY/REQUEST THE SECTOR/SECTORS CONCERNED DIRECTLY. THE SECTOR THEN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING THE AREA SUPVR WHO IS THEN RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING THE STATUS BOARD. RE: GSB ECHO MOA-GSBZ CALLS THE AREA SUPVR WHO OFTEN RELEASES THE MOA WITHOUT REGARD TO TFC OR NOTIFICATION OF ALL SECTORS. GSBZ SHOULD RETURN TO THE PROC OF ASKING SAM SECTOR WHO THEN REQUESTS THE AREA FROM ADJACENT SECTORS.

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.