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Controller experiencing automated radar handoff problems with adjacent approach control facility because of poor radar overlap coverage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 143477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : alb |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute airway : bdl enroute airway : alb |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 143477 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I work at bdl approach control. We are experiencing handoff problems with altitude approach. I have to call them on almost every automated handoff. The problem is due to alb's radar coverage in the area. They have a difficult time in all WX conditions picking up a target. It is time consuming as well as an increase in workload to be constantly having to call on almost every aircraft handoff. We have tried different airspace changes to solve this problem to no improvement in this situation--in fact at present it is worse than ever.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR EXPERIENCING AUTOMATED RADAR HANDOFF PROBLEMS WITH ADJACENT APCH CTL FAC BECAUSE OF POOR RADAR OVERLAP COVERAGE.
Narrative: I WORK AT BDL APCH CTL. WE ARE EXPERIENCING HDOF PROBS WITH ALT APCH. I HAVE TO CALL THEM ON ALMOST EVERY AUTOMATED HDOF. THE PROB IS DUE TO ALB'S RADAR COVERAGE IN THE AREA. THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME IN ALL WX CONDITIONS PICKING UP A TARGET. IT IS TIME CONSUMING AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN WORKLOAD TO BE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO CALL ON ALMOST EVERY ACFT HDOF. WE HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT AIRSPACE CHANGES TO SOLVE THIS PROB TO NO IMPROVEMENT IN THIS SITUATION--IN FACT AT PRESENT IT IS WORSE THAN EVER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.