Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	290862
Time
Date	199412
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : dtw
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	290862
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Numerous departures off detroit metropolitan airport were sequenced into the east departure sector. These aircraft were filed to enter the west sector airspace. Due to this operation the east jet controller became overwhelmed with the rerted traffic as well as those aircraft originally scheduled for that sector. When the east jet controller was overloaded he stopped the rertes, however, the tower failed to comply and continued to release traffic into his sector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPDEV.

Narrative: NUMEROUS DEPS OFF DETROIT METRO ARPT WERE SEQUENCED INTO THE E DEP SECTOR. THESE ACFT WERE FILED TO ENTER THE W SECTOR AIRSPACE. DUE TO THIS OP THE E JET CTLR BECAME OVERWHELMED WITH THE RERTED TFC AS WELL AS THOSE ACFT ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THAT SECTOR. WHEN THE E JET CTLR WAS OVERLOADED HE STOPPED THE RERTES, HOWEVER, THE TWR FAILED TO COMPLY AND CONTINUED TO RELEASE TFC INTO HIS SECTOR.

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.