ZLA controller expressed concern regarding the newly deployed uret (user request evaluation tool) an...

Attributes
ACN	686235
Time
Date	200601
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pgs.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 30000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 15
ASRS Report	686235
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	computer equipment : zla.artcc

Narrative:

Uret is now installed and operating at ZLA. Aircraft landing vgt; hnd; or 61B airports and assigned the kaddy 1 or luxor 2 STAR do not probe properly. Both FAA orders 7110.65 and 7210.3 describe uret as a decision support tool that provides the controller with conflict probe detection and resolution. Uret; in its current confign; does not provide this information to controllers on the aircraft described above. Uret relies on commercial company for database information and company does not publish the kaddy 1 or luxor 2 to vgt; hnd; or 61B. Until uret probes these aircraft properly and the database accurately reflects what the aircraft are doing; an unsatisfactory condition exists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZLA CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE NEWLY DEPLOYED URET (USER REQUEST EVALUATION TOOL) AND ITS LIMITATIONS.

Narrative: URET IS NOW INSTALLED AND OPERATING AT ZLA. ACFT LNDG VGT; HND; OR 61B ARPTS AND ASSIGNED THE KADDY 1 OR LUXOR 2 STAR DO NOT PROBE PROPERLY. BOTH FAA ORDERS 7110.65 AND 7210.3 DESCRIBE URET AS A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL THAT PROVIDES THE CTLR WITH CONFLICT PROBE DETECTION AND RESOLUTION. URET; IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGN; DOES NOT PROVIDE THIS INFO TO CTLRS ON THE ACFT DESCRIBED ABOVE. URET RELIES ON COMMERCIAL COMPANY FOR DATABASE INFO AND COMPANY DOES NOT PUBLISH THE KADDY 1 OR LUXOR 2 TO VGT; HND; OR 61B. UNTIL URET PROBES THESE ACFT PROPERLY AND THE DATABASE ACCURATELY REFLECTS WHAT THE ACFT ARE DOING; AN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION EXISTS.

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.

ZLA controller expressed concern regarding the newly deployed uret (user request evaluation tool) and its limitations.