ZME controller expressed concern regarding a new contingency LOA with bna.

Attributes
ACN	718475
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme.artcc
State Reference	TN
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lbb.tower
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 22
ASRS Report	718475
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : zme.artcc

Narrative:

The bna LOA contingency plan was devised in a 24 hour period to satisfy a deficiency in an audit at bna approach. The agreement between bna approach and ZME is untenable at best; however; management 'assures' us that the non radar situation probably will never happen. This contingency plan correlates to manpower at approach ctrs on midnight shifts. Safety will be compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZME CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING A NEW CONTINGENCY LOA WITH BNA.

Narrative: THE BNA LOA CONTINGENCY PLAN WAS DEVISED IN A 24 HR PERIOD TO SATISFY A DEFICIENCY IN AN AUDIT AT BNA APCH. THE AGREEMENT BTWN BNA APCH AND ZME IS UNTENABLE AT BEST; HOWEVER; MGMNT 'ASSURES' US THAT THE NON RADAR SIT PROBABLY WILL NEVER HAPPEN. THIS CONTINGENCY PLAN CORRELATES TO MANPOWER AT APCH CTRS ON MIDNIGHT SHIFTS. SAFETY WILL BE COMPROMISED.

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.