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Bhm controller voiced concern regarding management's lack of briefings reference runway extension and runway available distance data.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 744348 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 20 controller non radar : 17 controller radar : 25 controller supervisory : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 744348 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : bhm.tracon |
Narrative:
The 2000 ft extension of runway 6/24 was commissioned jul/xa/07. Local management failed to provide the controller workforce with anything more than a cursory brief on the effects of this change. Further; since they were unable to obtain the certified distances of intxns on the runway extension; they prohibited intersection departures from all points on the airport except on runway 24 at intersection A7. This despite the fact that there were no changes to runway 18/36. Controllers are left confused as to how to work the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BHM CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING MGMNT'S LACK OF BRIEFINGS REFERENCE RUNWAY EXTENSION AND RWY AVAILABLE DISTANCE DATA.
Narrative: THE 2000 FT EXTENSION OF RWY 6/24 WAS COMMISSIONED JUL/XA/07. LCL MGMNT FAILED TO PROVIDE THE CTLR WORKFORCE WITH ANYTHING MORE THAN A CURSORY BRIEF ON THE EFFECTS OF THIS CHANGE. FURTHER; SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE CERTIFIED DISTANCES OF INTXNS ON THE RWY EXTENSION; THEY PROHIBITED INTXN DEPS FROM ALL POINTS ON THE ARPT EXCEPT ON RWY 24 AT INTXN A7. THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO RWY 18/36. CTLRS ARE LEFT CONFUSED AS TO HOW TO WORK THE 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.