Flight sjc to mdw was briefed by oak FSS. Upon arriving in mdw area controller asked if they had a s...

Attributes
ACN	156663
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	156663
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 622 flight time type : 93
ASRS Report	157045
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Routine charter flight form sjc-tvl-mdw. A pre-departure WX briefing was conducted prior to departing sjc. Briefing was made with oak FSS. During briefing I requested NOTAMS for both tvl and mdw. Briefer stated several NOTAMS which affected mdw runways and navaids. There was no mention of arrival slot program in effect at mdw for our proposed arrival time. I checked my charts to see of mdw was listed as a reservation airport. Mdw was not listed as having a slot program in effect. Upon our arrival in the mdw area, chicago ARTCC asked us if we had a reservation for mdw. We stated it was our understanding that a reservation was not required. Center stated there was a program in effect but allowed us to continue to and land at mdw. I called chicago center on the phone after our arrival and they stated the slot program was not an ongoing program but only in effect when conditions in the area required it. Center gave me an 800 number for future use and stated their slot program was covered by class ii NOTAMS. My question is why after specifically trying to determine if a slot program was in effect through FSS I was not so advised. My recommendation is that the NOTAM system be changed so that when a pilot requests NOTAMS 100 or 1000 mi away he can receive all NOTAMS concerning that airport from his local FSS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT SJC TO MDW WAS BRIEFED BY OAK FSS. UPON ARRIVING IN MDW AREA CTLR ASKED IF THEY HAD A SLOT AS SLOT ARRIVAL RESERVATION WAS REQUIRED WITH PROGRAM IN EFFECT.

Narrative: ROUTINE CHARTER FLT FORM SJC-TVL-MDW. A PRE-DEP WX BRIEFING WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO DEPARTING SJC. BRIEFING WAS MADE WITH OAK FSS. DURING BRIEFING I REQUESTED NOTAMS FOR BOTH TVL AND MDW. BRIEFER STATED SEVERAL NOTAMS WHICH AFFECTED MDW RWYS AND NAVAIDS. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ARR SLOT PROGRAM IN EFFECT AT MDW FOR OUR PROPOSED ARR TIME. I CHKED MY CHARTS TO SEE OF MDW WAS LISTED AS A RESERVATION ARPT. MDW WAS NOT LISTED AS HAVING A SLOT PROGRAM IN EFFECT. UPON OUR ARR IN THE MDW AREA, CHICAGO ARTCC ASKED US IF WE HAD A RESERVATION FOR MDW. WE STATED IT WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT A RESERVATION WAS NOT REQUIRED. CTR STATED THERE WAS A PROGRAM IN EFFECT BUT ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE TO AND LAND AT MDW. I CALLED CHICAGO CTR ON THE PHONE AFTER OUR ARR AND THEY STATED THE SLOT PROGRAM WAS NOT AN ONGOING PROGRAM BUT ONLY IN EFFECT WHEN CONDITIONS IN THE AREA REQUIRED IT. CTR GAVE ME AN 800 NUMBER FOR FUTURE USE AND STATED THEIR SLOT PROGRAM WAS COVERED BY CLASS II NOTAMS. MY QUESTION IS WHY AFTER SPECIFICALLY TRYING TO DETERMINE IF A SLOT PROGRAM WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH FSS I WAS NOT SO ADVISED. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE NOTAM SYS BE CHANGED SO THAT WHEN A PLT REQUESTS NOTAMS 100 OR 1000 MI AWAY HE CAN RECEIVE ALL NOTAMS CONCERNING THAT ARPT FROM HIS LCL FSS.

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.

Flight sjc to mdw was briefed by oak FSS. Upon arriving in mdw area controller asked if they had a slot as slot arrival reservation was required with program in effect.