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ZAU controller describes continuous problem with air carrier's filing rtes through active military restr areas.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 714805 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zau.artcc |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 714805 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Numerous airline carriers file flight plans and try to fly through FAA authority/authorized active military airspace; MOA's/atca's; and no one in the FAA is addressing this serious safety issue with all the airlines to avoid a potential catastrophe. In the north area of ZAU ARTCC; this happens on almost a daily basis in the 'vok' MOA's/atca's. The 'voke' MOA/atca is active from 080b280 and air carrier is always filed to fly through it. The routing to avoid the active military airspace is mke osh V191 bipid ste cwa. A quick phone call from our first level supervisor to air carrier operations revealed an admission from air carrier that they do not receive the NOTAMS about scheduled active military airspace! How is this possible? Where is the safety factor? Who is at error; air carrier; the FAA; the FSS contractor? Who is responsible for disseminating the NOTAM to the airline carriers? Why is not the FAA getting these airline carriers to file routings around; over or below these active military airspace MOA's/atca's?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZAU CTLR DESCRIBES CONTINUOUS PROB WITH ACR'S FILING RTES THROUGH ACTIVE MIL RESTR AREAS.
Narrative: NUMEROUS AIRLINE CARRIERS FILE FLT PLANS AND TRY TO FLY THROUGH FAA AUTH ACTIVE MIL AIRSPACE; MOA'S/ATCA'S; AND NO ONE IN THE FAA IS ADDRESSING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH ALL THE AIRLINES TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE. IN THE N AREA OF ZAU ARTCC; THIS HAPPENS ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS IN THE 'VOK' MOA'S/ATCA'S. THE 'VOKE' MOA/ATCA IS ACTIVE FROM 080B280 AND ACR IS ALWAYS FILED TO FLY THROUGH IT. THE ROUTING TO AVOID THE ACTIVE MIL AIRSPACE IS MKE OSH V191 BIPID STE CWA. A QUICK PHONE CALL FROM OUR FIRST LEVEL SUPVR TO ACR OPS REVEALED AN ADMISSION FROM ACR THAT THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THE NOTAMS ABOUT SCHEDULED ACTIVE MIL AIRSPACE! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? WHERE IS THE SAFETY FACTOR? WHO IS AT ERROR; ACR; THE FAA; THE FSS CONTRACTOR? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISSEMINATING THE NOTAM TO THE AIRLINE CARRIERS? WHY IS NOT THE FAA GETTING THESE AIRLINE CARRIERS TO FILE ROUTINGS AROUND; OVER OR BELOW THESE ACTIVE MIL AIRSPACE MOA'S/ATCA'S?
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.