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Sct controller expresses concern regarding the automated rundown procedure for departures from ont and the problems encountered when radar position are combined or de-combined.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 662451 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ont.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 662451 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : sct.tracon |
Narrative:
Early morning sector split; tower flashed an aircraft for release via the 'run-down' list on scope. Tower can flash to either pomona radar (pom 6 departure) or riverside sector (prdo 6 departure). ARTS software puts a flash with aircraft call sign on appropriate radar display. Controller steadies with ARTS keyboard entry. However; as sectors open up in the building (30+ sectors); the riverside sector must be continually configured to the pomona sector manually; until riverside sector is split by itself. Creates a constant distraction. Management's response is that a fix was supposed to have been done in april 2005. 3 months later; no fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT CTLR EXPRESSES CONCERN REGARDING THE AUTOMATED RUNDOWN PROC FOR DEPS FROM ONT AND THE PROBS ENCOUNTERED WHEN RADAR POS ARE COMBINED OR DE-COMBINED.
Narrative: EARLY MORNING SECTOR SPLIT; TWR FLASHED AN ACFT FOR RELEASE VIA THE 'RUN-DOWN' LIST ON SCOPE. TWR CAN FLASH TO EITHER POMONA RADAR (POM 6 DEP) OR RIVERSIDE SECTOR (PRDO 6 DEP). ARTS SOFTWARE PUTS A FLASH WITH ACFT CALL SIGN ON APPROPRIATE RADAR DISPLAY. CTLR STEADIES WITH ARTS KEYBOARD ENTRY. HOWEVER; AS SECTORS OPEN UP IN THE BUILDING (30+ SECTORS); THE RIVERSIDE SECTOR MUST BE CONTINUALLY CONFIGURED TO THE POMONA SECTOR MANUALLY; UNTIL RIVERSIDE SECTOR IS SPLIT BY ITSELF. CREATES A CONSTANT DISTR. MGMNT'S RESPONSE IS THAT A FIX WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE IN APRIL 2005. 3 MONTHS LATER; NO FIX.
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.