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Phl controller expressed concern regarding go around caused by ship in the harbor and the airport's failure to properly notify tower of same.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717644 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 6 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 10 controller time certified in position1 : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 717644 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : phl.airport |
Narrative:
Crj on final for runway 35 at phl. Aircraft was issued missed approach instructions due to a ship crossing the final approach course. Phl has procedures in place for ships crossing by the airport. This procedure is time and time again not followed. The procedure in place is designed to provide controllers with adequate time to ensure that no aircraft will be a factor with the ship. Because this procedure is not followed the situation described above occurs almost on a daily basis. This results in an unsafe environment due to aircraft executing missed approachs and aircraft removed from the final for the affected runway with little notice. This has been an ongoing issue with the city of philadelphia (who is responsible for notifying us of ship traffic). An agreement is in place but not followed. A correct and enforced procedure needs to be adapted to remedy this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PHL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING GAR CAUSED BY SHIP IN THE HARBOR AND THE ARPT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY NOTIFY TWR OF SAME.
Narrative: CRJ ON FINAL FOR RWY 35 AT PHL. ACFT WAS ISSUED MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO A SHIP XING THE FINAL APCH COURSE. PHL HAS PROCS IN PLACE FOR SHIPS XING BY THE ARPT. THIS PROC IS TIME AND TIME AGAIN NOT FOLLOWED. THE PROC IN PLACE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CTLRS WITH ADEQUATE TIME TO ENSURE THAT NO ACFT WILL BE A FACTOR WITH THE SHIP. BECAUSE THIS PROC IS NOT FOLLOWED THE SITUATION DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS RESULTS IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO ACFT EXECUTING MISSED APCHS AND ACFT REMOVED FROM THE FINAL FOR THE AFFECTED RWY WITH LITTLE NOTICE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA (WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING US OF SHIP TFC). AN AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE BUT NOT FOLLOWED. A CORRECT AND ENFORCED PROC NEEDS TO BE ADAPTED TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION.
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.