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.

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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.