Departure controller complaint about new routing procedures placed into effect at his facility.

Attributes
ACN	259100
Time
Date	199312
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pvd tower : fcm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : pvd
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	259100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

A traffic confliction between an light transport, pvd to isp, and numerous turbojet aircraft arriving at pvd was a direct result of a poorly written procedure. The mandated procedure for handling of aircraft pvd to new york airports does not allow the ATC specialist any discretion on how to best handle the departure aircraft. On this occasion, the departing aircraft was forced into the pvd arrival flow, causing considerable added workload for the controllers involved, and increasing the potential for a loss of applicable separation. The facility management's reasoning for implementing this procedure is suspect, and the controllers that work the aircraft on a daily basis were not consulted prior to the change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEP CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT NEW ROUTING PROCS PLACED INTO EFFECT AT HIS FACILITY.

Narrative: A TFC CONFLICTION BTWN AN LTT, PVD TO ISP, AND NUMEROUS TURBOJET ACFT ARRIVING AT PVD WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF A POORLY WRITTEN PROC. THE MANDATED PROC FOR HANDLING OF ACFT PVD TO NEW YORK ARPTS DOES NOT ALLOW THE ATC SPECIALIST ANY DISCRETION ON HOW TO BEST HANDLE THE DEP ACFT. ON THIS OCCASION, THE DEPARTING ACFT WAS FORCED INTO THE PVD ARR FLOW, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE ADDED WORKLOAD FOR THE CTLRS INVOLVED, AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOSS OF APPLICABLE SEPARATION. THE FACILITY MGMNT'S REASONING FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS PROC IS SUSPECT, AND THE CTLRS THAT WORK THE ACFT ON A DAILY BASIS WERE NOT CONSULTED PRIOR TO THE CHANGE.

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.