ZTL controller expressed concern regarding WX related traffic management routings that resulted in s...

Attributes
ACN	658984
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	658989
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

This is more of an unsafe traffic flow problem. Due to WX; sectors 9; 10; and 11; as well as sector 8; worked traffic rerted by traffic management from florida to the midwest. Also; atlanta inbound traffic normally entering atl approach through other sector were offloaded onto these sectors. Combined with the normal traffic flow; this resulted in these sectors becoming extremely complex. Since these sectors had WX in them as well; we had many pointouts; rertes; and holding traffic. This lasted for several hours. WX was the main cause of the problem; but our tmu did nothing to help alleviate the sometimes unsafe situation. They knew these sectors were working the rerted traffic flow to atlanta and to the midwest. If our tmu had been more proactive; these sectors would not have been so overloaded or complex -- even unsafe at times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING WX RELATED TFC MGMNT ROUTINGS THAT RESULTED IN SECTOR SATURATION.

Narrative: THIS IS MORE OF AN UNSAFE TFC FLOW PROB. DUE TO WX; SECTORS 9; 10; AND 11; AS WELL AS SECTOR 8; WORKED TFC RERTED BY TFC MGMNT FROM FLORIDA TO THE MIDWEST. ALSO; ATLANTA INBOUND TFC NORMALLY ENTERING ATL APCH THROUGH OTHER SECTOR WERE OFFLOADED ONTO THESE SECTORS. COMBINED WITH THE NORMAL TFC FLOW; THIS RESULTED IN THESE SECTORS BECOMING EXTREMELY COMPLEX. SINCE THESE SECTORS HAD WX IN THEM AS WELL; WE HAD MANY POINTOUTS; RERTES; AND HOLDING TFC. THIS LASTED FOR SEVERAL HRS. WX WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE PROB; BUT OUR TMU DID NOTHING TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE SOMETIMES UNSAFE SIT. THEY KNEW THESE SECTORS WERE WORKING THE RERTED TFC FLOW TO ATLANTA AND TO THE MIDWEST. IF OUR TMU HAD BEEN MORE PROACTIVE; THESE SECTORS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO OVERLOADED OR COMPLEX -- EVEN UNSAFE AT TIMES.

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.

ZTL controller expressed concern regarding WX related traffic management routings that resulted in sector saturation.