Dab controller concerned with dab-mco common boundary dispute over traffic rted along V3.

Attributes
ACN	459492
Time
Date	200001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab.airport
State Reference	FL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 2
ASRS Report	459492
Events
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : dab.tracon

Narrative:

The airspace boundary between dab and mco is approximately 1 1/2 mi west of the centerline of V3. Since V3 is 4 mi wide either side of the centerline, the boundary is actually in the middle of the airway. If an aircraft goes slightly west of centerline, an operational error has occurred because we are required to stay 1 1/2 mi from boundary to ensure IFR separation. This is adding undue workload to ATC controllers to monitor and vector aircraft in this area. It is also taking a lot of attention away from the rest of the airspace. This line needs to be 5 1/2 mi from V3 centerline. Callback conversation with mco revealed the following information: mco advised ongoing negotiations with dab TRACON unresolved. Also advised sfb airport runway 27 operations are a specific stumbling block, and how vectors to the runway 27 final approach course impact V3 traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DAB CTLR CONCERNED WITH DAB-MCO COMMON BOUNDARY DISPUTE OVER TFC RTED ALONG V3.

Narrative: THE AIRSPACE BOUNDARY BTWN DAB AND MCO IS APPROX 1 1/2 MI W OF THE CTRLINE OF V3. SINCE V3 IS 4 MI WIDE EITHER SIDE OF THE CTRLINE, THE BOUNDARY IS ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIRWAY. IF AN ACFT GOES SLIGHTLY W OF CTRLINE, AN OPERROR HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE WE ARE REQUIRED TO STAY 1 1/2 MI FROM BOUNDARY TO ENSURE IFR SEPARATION. THIS IS ADDING UNDUE WORKLOAD TO ATC CTLRS TO MONITOR AND VECTOR ACFT IN THIS AREA. IT IS ALSO TAKING A LOT OF ATTN AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE AIRSPACE. THIS LINE NEEDS TO BE 5 1/2 MI FROM V3 CTRLINE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH MCO REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: MCO ADVISED ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS WITH DAB TRACON UNRESOLVED. ALSO ADVISED SFB ARPT RWY 27 OPS ARE A SPECIFIC STUMBLING BLOCK, AND HOW VECTORS TO THE RWY 27 FINAL APCH COURSE IMPACT V3 TFC.

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.