Narrative:

[This regards] lax east traffic and smo [traffic] landing runway 3. In this configuration there are always problems and confusion. Three different areas are involved: lax arrivals; lax departures; and burbank. I've been in this facility 13 years; all of it in either lax arrivals or bur and it's always been a problem that nobody wants to address. Each time this configuration occurs everybody starts from scratch trying to figure out how to handle the conflicting approaches. In this particular event; la [center] (due to their arrivals) refused to take smo arrivals that weren't on a visual approach. It was possible; with much effort; to vector the smo arrivals to a lower MVA and get on a visual approach. Malibu sector which would normally take the handoff didn't want to until the aircraft were on the visual approach. The smo arrivals I worked were; therefore; displayed on malibu's scope so they knew they were coming but the handoff not made until the aircraft were actually on the visual approach. When this occurred with aircraft X; unknown to me there was an opposite direction smo departure. After several traffic calls aircraft X saw and was able to maintain visual separation with aircraft Y.[recommend] having definite procedures for these conflicting approaches rather than 'winging' it every time this configuration occurs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SCT Controller reported that when LAX is landing east; there are no specified procedures for handling SMO arrivals; causing at times a lack of coordination regarding arrivals and departures from SMO. That was the case for this event.

Narrative: [This regards] LAX east traffic and SMO [traffic] landing Runway 3. In this configuration there are always problems and confusion. Three different areas are involved: LAX Arrivals; LAX Departures; and Burbank. I've been in this facility 13 years; all of it in either LAX Arrivals or BUR and it's always been a problem that nobody wants to address. Each time this configuration occurs everybody starts from scratch trying to figure out how to handle the conflicting approaches. In this particular event; LA [Center] (due to their arrivals) refused to take SMO arrivals that weren't on a visual approach. It was possible; with much effort; to vector the SMO arrivals to a lower MVA and get on a visual approach. Malibu sector which would normally take the handoff didn't want to until the aircraft were on the visual approach. The SMO arrivals I worked were; therefore; displayed on Malibu's scope so they knew they were coming but the handoff not made until the aircraft were actually on the visual approach. When this occurred with Aircraft X; unknown to me there was an opposite direction SMO departure. After several traffic calls Aircraft X saw and was able to maintain visual separation with Aircraft Y.[Recommend] having definite procedures for these conflicting approaches rather than 'winging' it every time this configuration occurs.

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.