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During a busy departure period at phl, the ground controller lost track of several aircraft on the movement area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625868 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 625868 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
The night of jul/wed/04, I was working local control. There were about 40 departures waiting to go at the runway (9L), several at runway 17, and runway 8 also. The supervisor approached me and said 'make a blanket broadcast to any aircraft holding short of taxiway K5.' I asked him if the aircraft was on taxiway J or taxiway K. He responded 'I don't know.' he asked the ground controller who responded 'I don't know either.' this created a very chaotic situation. I needed to make several xmissions to identify who this aircraft was. Bottom line: there were aircraft on the movement area that for several mins could not be idented.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING A BUSY DEP PERIOD AT PHL, THE GND CTLR LOST TRACK OF SEVERAL ACFT ON THE MOVEMENT AREA.
Narrative: THE NIGHT OF JUL/WED/04, I WAS WORKING LCL CTL. THERE WERE ABOUT 40 DEPS WAITING TO GO AT THE RWY (9L), SEVERAL AT RWY 17, AND RWY 8 ALSO. THE SUPVR APCHED ME AND SAID 'MAKE A BLANKET BROADCAST TO ANY ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY K5.' I ASKED HIM IF THE ACFT WAS ON TXWY J OR TXWY K. HE RESPONDED 'I DON'T KNOW.' HE ASKED THE GND CTLR WHO RESPONDED 'I DON'T KNOW EITHER.' THIS CREATED A VERY CHAOTIC SIT. I NEEDED TO MAKE SEVERAL XMISSIONS TO IDENT WHO THIS ACFT WAS. BOTTOM LINE: THERE WERE ACFT ON THE MOVEMENT AREA THAT FOR SEVERAL MINS COULD NOT BE IDENTED.
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.