MIDSHIFT TWR CTLR NOT ADHERING TO PRESCRIBED RTE AND ALT DEP PROCS.

Date: 1994-06 · Aircraft: Commercial Fixed Wing

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-unspecified

Synopsis

MIDSHIFT TWR CTLR NOT ADHERING TO PRESCRIBED RTE AND ALT DEP PROCS.

Narrative

I WAS WORKING IN THE TRACON ALL POS COMBINED ON THE MID SHIFT. I HAD ONE ACFT DEPART DFW AND RPTED CLBING TO 17000 FT. I LET IT GO BECAUSE I HAD NOTHING IN THE WAY. AT DFW JETS ALL ASSIGNED 10000 FT AND THE PROPS 2000 FT FOR DEP. TWR NEXT LAUNCHED A BE55 WHO RPTED CLBING TO 8000 FT. ANOTHER JET DEPARTED CLBING TO 17000 FT. BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ALT SEPARATION ERRORS; I ASKED THE TWR CTLR WAS HE ASSIGNING 8000 AND 17000 FT. HE SAID YES; I TOLD HIM KNOCK IT OFF AND ASSIGN THE RIGHT ALT. HE THEN ASKED ME DID I WANT HIM TO ASSIGN THE SIDS. I SAID YES (HE IS SUPPOSED TO). I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS GIVING AS CLRNCS THEN. HE THEN ASKED ME CAN'T I JUST ASSIGN AN INTERIM ALT. I SAID YES; IF I KNEW ABOUT IT; BUT SAID STICK TO YOUR JOB AND ASSIGN THE CORRECT PROCS. HE ASKED ME TO CALL HIM ON ANOTHER PHONE. I TOLD HIM HE COULD TALK TO THE SUPVR BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR IDIOTS. THE SUPVR TOLD THIS PERSON'S SUPVR WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CTLR. THE ISSUE IS UNCOORD CTL ACTIONS AND THE TWR CTLR WHO IS NOT A RADAR CTLR UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL DEADLY INPUT OF HIS ACTIONS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.