Controller reported 3 aircraft going into coast status in a 30 min period.

Attributes
ACN	332390
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lny
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	332390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Noted 3 aircraft went into coast for approximately 10 mi during descent. All in vicinity of 15 mi west of lny on V2.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR RPTED 3 ACFT GOING INTO COAST STATUS IN A 30 MIN PERIOD.

Narrative: NOTED 3 ACFT WENT INTO COAST FOR APPROX 10 MI DURING DSCNT. ALL IN VICINITY OF 15 MI W OF LNY ON V2.

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.