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A TRACON approach controller coordinated with adjacent ATC facility to hold lga inbound traffic in their airspace due to saturation on final approach and runway change. The adjacent facility supervisor stated that it was not the reporter's decision to hold traffic and supposedly refused to do so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90 airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 377080 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| 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 |
Narrative:
While working the lga haarp position, which is a 'feeder' position for lga, I was instructed to hold my lga inbound traffic due to saturation on the final and a runway change. I called ZBW/pawling sector and told them to hold their lga inbounds. The area supervisor, upon being advised of this, declared that it was not my decision to hold ZBW's traffic, and subsequently countermanded my instructions. The supervisor's actions threatened to overwhelm already severely congested airspace and endanger safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TRACON APCH CTLR COORDINATED WITH ADJACENT ATC FACILITY TO HOLD LGA INBOUND TFC IN THEIR AIRSPACE DUE TO SATURATION ON FINAL APCH AND RWY CHANGE. THE ADJACENT FACILITY SUPVR STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THE RPTR'S DECISION TO HOLD TFC AND SUPPOSEDLY REFUSED TO DO SO.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE LGA HAARP POS, WHICH IS A 'FEEDER' POS FOR LGA, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD MY LGA INBOUND TFC DUE TO SATURATION ON THE FINAL AND A RWY CHANGE. I CALLED ZBW/PAWLING SECTOR AND TOLD THEM TO HOLD THEIR LGA INBOUNDS. THE AREA SUPVR, UPON BEING ADVISED OF THIS, DECLARED THAT IT WAS NOT MY DECISION TO HOLD ZBW'S TFC, AND SUBSEQUENTLY COUNTERMANDED MY INSTRUCTIONS. THE SUPVR'S ACTIONS THREATENED TO OVERWHELM ALREADY SEVERELY CONGESTED AIRSPACE AND ENDANGER SAFETY.
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.