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A11 TRACON controller reported an inbound aircraft failed to fly the STAR routing. Controller expressed concern that the aircraft was possibly not assigned the STAR by the previous controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1543474 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | A11.TRACON |
| State Reference | AK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Stars database indicated aircraft was descending via witti optimum profile descent. At boundary fix (gayll) aircraft turned direct to the airport instead of continuing via the STAR. Aircraft should be required to be issued STAR. New LOA with zan needed to address arrival route deficiencies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A11 TRACON Controller reported an inbound aircraft failed to fly the STAR routing. Controller expressed concern that the aircraft was possibly not assigned the STAR by the previous Controller.
Narrative: STARS database indicated aircraft was descending via WITTI Optimum Profile Descent. At boundary fix (GAYLL) aircraft turned direct to the airport instead of continuing via the STAR. Aircraft should be required to be issued STAR. New LOA with ZAN needed to address arrival route deficiencies.
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.