ZZZ TRACON controller chronicles intrafac coordination failure during aircraft emergency.

Attributes
ACN	643902
Time
Date	200501
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	643902
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed ZZZ and immediately reported a gear problem. Supervisor was notified. Eventually aircraft did a fly-by to check gear and then request the emergency equipment standing by and was classified as an emergency. During this time; no controllers were notified that this event was taking place unless they were told as a coordination supervisor never revealed any plan of action or coordination an expectation on working this emergency. While this incident was going on; we were in the middle of our morning arrival push consisting of between 50-70 arrs. No flows were put into effect. Even the final controller was not told until coordination was effected by another controller. This event took place over a 25-40 min time frame.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZZZ TRACON CTLR CHRONICLES INTRAFAC COORD FAILURE DURING ACFT EMER.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED ZZZ AND IMMEDIATELY RPTED A GEAR PROB. SUPVR WAS NOTIFIED. EVENTUALLY ACFT DID A FLY-BY TO CHK GEAR AND THEN REQUEST THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY AND WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN EMER. DURING THIS TIME; NO CTLRS WERE NOTIFIED THAT THIS EVENT WAS TAKING PLACE UNLESS THEY WERE TOLD AS A COORD SUPVR NEVER REVEALED ANY PLAN OF ACTION OR COORD AN EXPECTATION ON WORKING THIS EMER. WHILE THIS INCIDENT WAS GOING ON; WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR MORNING ARR PUSH CONSISTING OF BTWN 50-70 ARRS. NO FLOWS WERE PUT INTO EFFECT. EVEN THE FINAL CTLR WAS NOT TOLD UNTIL COORD WAS EFFECTED BY ANOTHER CTLR. THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE OVER A 25-40 MIN TIME FRAME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.