Narrative:

I was at sector 44 (shine) finishing up the push into clt. Took handoff on aircraft at FL240 near spa. Route was going right through clt departures and arrs. Problem #1: I didn't have south strip. Route read bfm.1.3044N/08744W. It seems as if many aircraft with latitudes/longitudes in their flight plans don't process properly. I turned aircraft around clt and traffic and descended him to 11000 ft. Aircraft asked for direct uvaxe for the GPS runway 24 to svh. I'm not that familiar with the approach (problem #2: positioning), so I went to look it up. Problem #3: no approach plates on the sector. When I finally found the approach plates (after visiting 2 sectors), I discovered uvaxe is 'not' an IAF, aldoh is. I cannot tell you how many times I've had aircraft ask for direct to a fix on a GPS approach that is not an IAF. This is a real problem (#4). Now I'm ready to clear direct aldoh except I don't know where it is in relation to clt airspace. Problem #5: the IAF's for GPS approachs are not displayed on the pvd's at ZTL. We rerte the aircraft to aldoh. Turns out it is 2 mi outside of clt approach airspace, requiring a pointout. We don't have time to do all this when we are busy. So most people don't. That's why I've been given a dozen airplanes going direct to fixes that aren't IAF's. It's called 'pass the trask.' let somebody else figure it out. It's not very conducive to a safe operation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR CONCERNED WITH INCOMPLETE FLT PLAN ROUTING FROM ADJACENT SECTOR FOR C550 APCH TO SVH.

Narrative: I WAS AT SECTOR 44 (SHINE) FINISHING UP THE PUSH INTO CLT. TOOK HDOF ON ACFT AT FL240 NEAR SPA. RTE WAS GOING RIGHT THROUGH CLT DEPS AND ARRS. PROB #1: I DIDN'T HAVE S STRIP. RTE READ BFM.1.3044N/08744W. IT SEEMS AS IF MANY ACFT WITH LATITUDES/LONGITUDES IN THEIR FLT PLANS DON'T PROCESS PROPERLY. I TURNED ACFT AROUND CLT AND TFC AND DSNDED HIM TO 11000 FT. ACFT ASKED FOR DIRECT UVAXE FOR THE GPS RWY 24 TO SVH. I'M NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE APCH (PROB #2: POSITIONING), SO I WENT TO LOOK IT UP. PROB #3: NO APCH PLATES ON THE SECTOR. WHEN I FINALLY FOUND THE APCH PLATES (AFTER VISITING 2 SECTORS), I DISCOVERED UVAXE IS 'NOT' AN IAF, ALDOH IS. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HAD ACFT ASK FOR DIRECT TO A FIX ON A GPS APCH THAT IS NOT AN IAF. THIS IS A REAL PROB (#4). NOW I'M READY TO CLR DIRECT ALDOH EXCEPT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO CLT AIRSPACE. PROB #5: THE IAF'S FOR GPS APCHS ARE NOT DISPLAYED ON THE PVD'S AT ZTL. WE RERTE THE ACFT TO ALDOH. TURNS OUT IT IS 2 MI OUTSIDE OF CLT APCH AIRSPACE, REQUIRING A POINTOUT. WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO ALL THIS WHEN WE ARE BUSY. SO MOST PEOPLE DON'T. THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN GIVEN A DOZEN AIRPLANES GOING DIRECT TO FIXES THAT AREN'T IAF'S. IT'S CALLED 'PASS THE TRASK.' LET SOMEBODY ELSE FIGURE IT OUT. IT'S NOT VERY CONDUCIVE TO A SAFE OP.

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.