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Sct controller voiced concern regarding the minimal successive departure separation provided by a tower controller; suggesting visual separation and/or diverging headings should be used by tower controllers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 868857 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Tower launched departure same route less than 3 miles behind previous departure. Recommendation; use diverging courses or visual seperation until separation is insured and maintain two way communication with trailing aircraft or coordinate a lower altitude with the trailing aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT Controller voiced concern regarding the minimal successive departure separation provided by a Tower Controller; suggesting visual separation and/or diverging headings should be used by tower controllers.
Narrative: Tower launched departure same route less than 3 miles behind previous departure. Recommendation; use diverging courses or visual seperation until separation is insured and maintain two way communication with trailing aircraft or coordinate a lower altitude with the trailing aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.