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D10 controller expressed concern regarding wind conditions versus runway usage procedures by D10 and dfw tower management.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 681030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw.tower |
| State Reference | TX |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 26 |
| ASRS Report | 681030 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Environmental Factor Airport |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Now that an accident has occurred at mdw with downwind landing operations as contributing; maybe management at D10 and dfw will finally see the light and change runways sooner to conduct operations landing/departing into the wind. The standard mode of operation has been to continue to conduct downwind operations until the arrs start going around; then switch ends. This is even more dangerous because now there are missed approach aircraft needing to be sequenced to a new runway in addition to the other arrs in the airspace being vectored to final. Just as at mdw; management does not want to change to avoid delays.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: D10 CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING WIND CONDITIONS VERSUS RWY USAGE PROCS BY D10 AND DFW TWR MGMNT.
Narrative: NOW THAT AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT MDW WITH DOWNWIND LNDG OPS AS CONTRIBUTING; MAYBE MGMNT AT D10 AND DFW WILL FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT AND CHANGE RWYS SOONER TO CONDUCT OPS LNDG/DEPARTING INTO THE WIND. THE STANDARD MODE OF OP HAS BEEN TO CONTINUE TO CONDUCT DOWNWIND OPS UNTIL THE ARRS START GOING AROUND; THEN SWITCH ENDS. THIS IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE NOW THERE ARE MISSED APCH ACFT NEEDING TO BE SEQUENCED TO A NEW RWY IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ARRS IN THE AIRSPACE BEING VECTORED TO FINAL. JUST AS AT MDW; MGMNT DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE TO AVOID DELAYS.
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.