<< >> NASA ASRS Report 761041, November 2007

Clt controller voiced concern regarding the failure of stars automation system to provide accurate heavy information on oceanic B757 arrs.

Attributes
ACN	761041
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : n/a
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 21
ASRS Report	761041
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Arrival over chesterfield on STAR came from overseas. Flight plan information on stars shows this aircraft as a B757; but he was actually a heavy B757. Arrs from overseas that are inbound to charlotte; for some reason do not show when they are heavy B757 in the stars information. The controller at clt caught this when pilot said 'heavy;' but there was nothing to reflect the airplane's 'heavy' status in the automated information clt receives. This could result in a wake turbulence situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLT CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE FAILURE OF STARS AUTOMATION SYS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE HVY INFO ON OCEANIC B757 ARRS.

Narrative: ARR OVER CHESTERFIELD ON STAR CAME FROM OVERSEAS. FLT PLAN INFO ON STARS SHOWS THIS ACFT AS A B757; BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY A HVY B757. ARRS FROM OVERSEAS THAT ARE INBOUND TO CHARLOTTE; FOR SOME REASON DO NOT SHOW WHEN THEY ARE HVY B757 IN THE STARS INFO. THE CTLR AT CLT CAUGHT THIS WHEN PLT SAID 'HVY;' BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO REFLECT THE AIRPLANE'S 'HVY' STATUS IN THE AUTOMATED INFO CLT RECEIVES. THIS COULD RESULT IN A WAKE TURB 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.