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P50 controller advises ZAB controller at P50 boundary that he will not take handoff, requiring ZAB to resequence the second aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535007 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : mazat |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : fossl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p50.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | arrival star : fossl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 21000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
I was working the arrival position combined at Q (south arrival), when ZAB, sector 39, attempted to handoff aircraft X on the fossl arrival. Aircraft X was approximately 6 mi behind aircraft Y with approximately a 90 KT overtake. Aircraft Y was level at 12000 ft and aircraft X was descending out of approximately 14000 ft for 12000 ft. I did not take the handoff on aircraft X because I was not comfortable with the overtake at the same altitude. It appeared that flight X was 4-5 mi behind aircraft Y when ZAB sector 39 called me for the handoff. I stated that I ws not taking it. Sector 39 turned aircraft X north to leave P50 airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P50 CTLR ADVISES ZAB CTLR AT P50 BOUNDARY THAT HE WILL NOT TAKE HDOF, REQUIRING ZAB TO RESEQUENCE THE SECOND ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE ARR POS COMBINED AT Q (S ARR), WHEN ZAB, SECTOR 39, ATTEMPTED TO HDOF ACFT X ON THE FOSSL ARR. ACFT X WAS APPROX 6 MI BEHIND ACFT Y WITH APPROX A 90 KT OVERTAKE. ACFT Y WAS LEVEL AT 12000 FT AND ACFT X WAS DSNDING OUT OF APPROX 14000 FT FOR 12000 FT. I DID NOT TAKE THE HDOF ON ACFT X BECAUSE I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE OVERTAKE AT THE SAME ALT. IT APPEARED THAT FLT X WAS 4-5 MI BEHIND ACFT Y WHEN ZAB SECTOR 39 CALLED ME FOR THE HDOF. I STATED THAT I WS NOT TAKING IT. SECTOR 39 TURNED ACFT X N TO LEAVE P50 AIRSPACE.
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.