<< >> NASA ASRS Report 712993, October 2006

Phl controller described busy and complex traffic period citing lack of a cabin attendant coordination as a concerning factor.

Attributes
ACN	712993
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 24 controller time certified in position1 : 19 flight time total : 250
ASRS Report	712993
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

ILS runway 9R failed during heavy traffic on departure and arrival sides necessitating the majority of arrival traffic being run to the departure runway thereby causing major delays to both arrs and departures. There was no technician on hand to fix the equipment which was required. The position became very complex because of IFR WX; the shutting down of a secondary arrival runway to accommodate the arrs clearing the departure runway; trying to squeeze out departures between arrs and not being provided a cabin attendant coordinator to handle the extra workload. This situation could very easily have deteriorated into a bad situation due to the extreme vigilance required and high workload placed on the local controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PHL CTLR DESCRIBED BUSY AND COMPLEX TFC PERIOD CITING LACK OF A CAB COORD AS A CONCERNING FACTOR.

Narrative: ILS RWY 9R FAILED DURING HVY TFC ON DEP AND ARR SIDES NECESSITATING THE MAJORITY OF ARR TFC BEING RUN TO THE DEP RWY THEREBY CAUSING MAJOR DELAYS TO BOTH ARRS AND DEPS. THERE WAS NO TECHNICIAN ON HAND TO FIX THE EQUIP WHICH WAS REQUIRED. THE POS BECAME VERY COMPLEX BECAUSE OF IFR WX; THE SHUTTING DOWN OF A SECONDARY ARR RWY TO ACCOMMODATE THE ARRS CLRING THE DEP RWY; TRYING TO SQUEEZE OUT DEPS BTWN ARRS AND NOT BEING PROVIDED A CAB COORDINATOR TO HANDLE THE EXTRA WORKLOAD. THIS SITUATION COULD VERY EASILY HAVE DETERIORATED INTO A BAD SITUATION DUE TO THE EXTREME VIGILANCE REQUIRED AND HIGH WORKLOAD PLACED ON THE LCL CTLR.

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.