Iah controller voiced concern regarding go-around procedures; indicating the LOA between I90 and iah...

Narrative:

Two air carriers executed a missed approach because of weather; both aircraft were given a left 360 heading; the facility letter requires a turn aircraft back onto the downwind; however with new airspace configuration; it is possible to turn the aircraft head on with an arrival. Air carrier X was given 119.1 which was unmonitored during the time of the go-around. When the aircraft came back to my frequency I instructed the pilot of air carrier X to go to 120.65. This delay could have been avoided if approach control had been monitoring the proper frequencies. This delay could have caused other problems. Recommendation; I90 and iah ATCT needs to redress the LOA in reference to go-arounds. This could lead to an unsafe condition in a hurry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IAH Controller voiced concern regarding go-around procedures; indicating the LOA between I90 and IAH needs to be revised to prevent potential head on conflicts with the new airspace configurations.

Narrative: Two air carriers executed a missed approach because of weather; both aircraft were given a left 360 heading; the facility letter requires a turn aircraft back onto the downwind; however with new airspace configuration; it is possible to turn the aircraft head on with an arrival. Air Carrier X was given 119.1 which was unmonitored during the time of the go-around. When the aircraft came back to my frequency I instructed the pilot of Air Carrier X to go to 120.65. This delay could have been avoided if Approach Control had been monitoring the proper frequencies. This delay could have caused other problems. Recommendation; I90 and IAH ATCT needs to redress the LOA in reference to go-arounds. This could lead to an unsafe condition in a hurry.

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.

Attributes
ACN	903048
Time
Date	201008
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	IAH.Airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Other Instrument Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Iah controller voiced concern regarding go-around procedures; indicating the LOA between I90 and iah needs to be revised to prevent potential head on conflicts with the new airspace configurations.