Narrative:

Helicopter insists on doing a pipe line patrol off the approach and departure ends of our 3 parallel runways during arrival and departure pushes. Facility management does nothing to discourage this operation at non-push times. This is a very hazardous operation with all our jet and heavy jet operations. There have been numerous RA's. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said the helicopter flies approximately 2 times a month and that the concern is the time of day the pilot calls to cross the end of the runways. He said the airport has a heavy push of traffic around XA00 which is about the same time the helicopter wants to operate. Reporter said visual separation is used by the controllers and is not aware of any problems that have occurred with the operation, but believes there is the potential for a serious conflict.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEM LCL CTLR CONCERNED THAT A HELI OP IS ALLOWED BY THE FACILITY DURING BUSY ARR AND DEP TIMES.

Narrative: HELI INSISTS ON DOING A PIPE LINE PATROL OFF THE APCH AND DEP ENDS OF OUR 3 PARALLEL RWYS DURING ARR AND DEP PUSHES. FACILITY MGMNT DOES NOTHING TO DISCOURAGE THIS OP AT NON-PUSH TIMES. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS OP WITH ALL OUR JET AND HVY JET OPS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RA'S. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THE HELI FLIES APPROX 2 TIMES A MONTH AND THAT THE CONCERN IS THE TIME OF DAY THE PLT CALLS TO CROSS THE END OF THE RWYS. HE SAID THE ARPT HAS A HVY PUSH OF TFC AROUND XA00 WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE HELI WANTS TO OPERATE. RPTR SAID VISUAL SEPARATION IS USED BY THE CTLRS AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE OP, BUT BELIEVES THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS CONFLICT.

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.