<< >> NASA ASRS Report 600635, November 2003

P31 controller expressed frustration with facility management policy regarding controller briefing of new procedures.

Attributes
ACN	600635
Time
Date	200311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : p31.tracon
State Reference	FL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 11
ASRS Report	600635
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

On nov/mon/03, I was briefed on changes to the TACAN 5, 23, 14, 32, ILS/DME 32, and copter TACAN 001 approachs at north and south whiting NAS airports. The changes are effective on nov/thu/03. The changes include names of fixes, WX minimums, visibility requirements, and circling minimums. The majority of the controllers here will not be briefed face-to-face on these changes prior to their taking effect. This problem of changing approach charts without adequate notice and briefing to the controllers at pensacola approach control is well documented by NASA forms and FAA ucr's. The FAA has been aware of the problem for some time but has done nothing to correct the problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P31 CTLR EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH FACILITY MGMNT POLICY REGARDING CTLR BRIEFING OF NEW PROCS.

Narrative: ON NOV/MON/03, I WAS BRIEFED ON CHANGES TO THE TACAN 5, 23, 14, 32, ILS/DME 32, AND COPTER TACAN 001 APCHS AT N AND S WHITING NAS ARPTS. THE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE ON NOV/THU/03. THE CHANGES INCLUDE NAMES OF FIXES, WX MINIMUMS, VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND CIRCLING MINIMUMS. THE MAJORITY OF THE CTLRS HERE WILL NOT BE BRIEFED FACE-TO-FACE ON THESE CHANGES PRIOR TO THEIR TAKING EFFECT. THIS PROB OF CHANGING APCH CHARTS WITHOUT ADEQUATE NOTICE AND BRIEFING TO THE CTLRS AT PENSACOLA APCH CTL IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY NASA FORMS AND FAA UCR'S. THE FAA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROB FOR SOME TIME BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROB.

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.