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Sna tower controller reported using a pre departure clearance function in error which caused the aircraft to be below the minimum vectoring altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1476387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SNA.Tower |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Data / Clearance Delivery |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X; a pre departure clearance clearance aircraft was given 'climb via the SID except maintain 2000' instead of just 'climb via the SID' on the drop down menu at the clearance delivery position. When aircraft X departed; the aircraft was below the minimum vectoring altitude. This was a fat finger mistake. Although; that option is no longer used anymore so it should have not been there at all.remove the climb via the SID except maintain 2000 from the drop down menu on the clearance delivery position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SNA Tower Controller reported using a Pre Departure Clearance function in error which caused the aircraft to be below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X; a PDC clearance aircraft was given 'climb via the SID except maintain 2000' instead of just 'Climb via the SID' on the drop down menu at the CD position. When Aircraft X departed; the aircraft was below the minimum vectoring altitude. This was a fat finger mistake. Although; that option is no longer used anymore so it should have not been there at all.Remove the climb via the SID except maintain 2000 from the drop down menu on the clearance delivery position.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.