D10 controller described operational deviation event; alleging recent airspace changes were contribu...

Attributes
ACN	794353
Time
Date	200807
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 24
ASRS Report	794353
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Aircraft Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

I was working the meacham south sector at dfw TRACON (D10). I was contacted via land line by departure 3 (DR3) for a pointout (po) on a slow climbing dfw departure H/B747. This had been an ongoing problem due to the hot temperatures. I informed the DR3 controller the pointout was too late the aircraft had already encroached my airspace and I had traffic inbound to arlington airport (gky) and therefore denied the pointout. The result of me denying the pointout was an operational deviation. The H/B747 was on an RNAV SID and turned to avoid the conflict with the inbound seminole to gky. Due to the timing the 2 aircraft did not get in close proximity to each other. This airspace had been changed even though problems had been idented. Management knew of the problem as a result of several opdevs. The airspace needs to be returned to its original confign that will provide protection for arrival and departure aircraft for gky and grand prairie (gpm) airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: D10 CTLR DESCRIBED OPDEV EVENT; ALLEGING RECENT AIRSPACE CHANGES WERE CONTRIBUTORY.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE MEACHAM S SECTOR AT DFW TRACON (D10). I WAS CONTACTED VIA LAND LINE BY DEP 3 (DR3) FOR A POINTOUT (PO) ON A SLOW CLBING DFW DEP H/B747. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROB DUE TO THE HOT TEMPS. I INFORMED THE DR3 CTLR THE POINTOUT WAS TOO LATE THE ACFT HAD ALREADY ENCROACHED MY AIRSPACE AND I HAD TFC INBOUND TO ARLINGTON ARPT (GKY) AND THEREFORE DENIED THE POINTOUT. THE RESULT OF ME DENYING THE POINTOUT WAS AN OPDEV. THE H/B747 WAS ON AN RNAV SID AND TURNED TO AVOID THE CONFLICT WITH THE INBOUND SEMINOLE TO GKY. DUE TO THE TIMING THE 2 ACFT DID NOT GET IN CLOSE PROX TO EACH OTHER. THIS AIRSPACE HAD BEEN CHANGED EVEN THOUGH PROBS HAD BEEN IDENTED. MGMNT KNEW OF THE PROB AS A RESULT OF SEVERAL OPDEVS. THE AIRSPACE NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGN THAT WILL PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR ARR AND DEP ACFT FOR GKY AND GRAND PRAIRIE (GPM) ARPTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

D10 controller described operational deviation event; alleging recent airspace changes were contributory.