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Small aircraft aircraft not equipped with any TRACON frequency. Tower controller provided stage III service using BRITE display.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 180250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yng |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : yng tower : yng |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 180250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Youngstown approach now has no single digit frequencys (in may/91, frequency 126.6 was changed to 133.95). I was working local control in the tower when small aircraft X requested departure with stage III separation (yng has a TRSA). The TRACON could not communicate with small aircraft X since his radio didn't have split frequencys. Not knowing if I had the authority to deny him this service, and being required to separate all participating aircraft in the TRSA, I coordinated with departure control, and provided radar services with the tower BRITE. The aircraft departed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANY TRACON FREQ. TWR CTLR PROVIDED STAGE III SERVICE USING BRITE DISPLAY.
Narrative: YOUNGSTOWN APCH NOW HAS NO SINGLE DIGIT FREQS (IN MAY/91, FREQ 126.6 WAS CHANGED TO 133.95). I WAS WORKING LCL CTL IN THE TWR WHEN SMA X REQUESTED DEP WITH STAGE III SEPARATION (YNG HAS A TRSA). THE TRACON COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH SMA X SINCE HIS RADIO DIDN'T HAVE SPLIT FREQS. NOT KNOWING IF I HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DENY HIM THIS SERVICE, AND BEING REQUIRED TO SEPARATE ALL PARTICIPATING ACFT IN THE TRSA, I COORDINATED WITH DEP CTL, AND PROVIDED RADAR SERVICES WITH THE TWR BRITE. THE ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.