RPTR ALLEGES THE SECTOR REACHED CAPACITY WITH ONLY 1 CTLR WHEN THERE SHOULD BE 2.

Date: 1997-09

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

RPTR ALLEGES THE SECTOR REACHED CAPACITY WITH ONLY 1 CTLR WHEN THERE SHOULD BE 2.

Narrative

THE SECTOR REACHES CAPACITY AND THERE IS NO HELP FROM SUPVR OR TMU TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE SECTOR SATURATION. SPECIAL NOTE -- SECTOR WAS BEING WORKED BY 1 PERSON WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 2 PEOPLE WORKING THE POS. ACCORDING TO THE ZLA SECTOR 06 RDP DENSITY CHART SECTOR 06 WENT RED; AT THE MAP AT XX01Z. SECTOR 6 STAYED RED UNTIL XX25Z. SECTOR 6 WENT 4 ACFT OVER THE MAP. SECTOR 6 STAYED AT OR ABOVE THE MAP FOR A 22 MIN PERIOD. ACCORDING TO FAAH 7210.3M SECTION 7-1 MONITOR ALERT PARAMETER (MAP) ESTABLISHES A NUMERICAL TRIGGER VALUE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO FACILITY PERSONNEL; THROUGH THE MA FUNCTION OF THE ETMS; THAT SECTOR/ARPT EFFICIENCY MAY BE DEGRADED DURING SPECIFIC PERIODS OF TIME. SECTOR 06'S MAP VALUE IS SET AT 13 ACFT. AT 13 ACFT SECTOR 06'S EFFICIENCY BECAME DEGRADED. AT 4 ACFT OVER THE MAP; SECTOR 06'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE AIR TFC SVCS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BECAME HIGHLY DEGRADED. WHY WAS SECTOR 06 ALLOWED TO STAY IN A RED CONDITION? THE FAAH 7210.3 CHAPTER 19; SECTION 7-3C NOTE -- TM INITIATIVES SHOULD BE PRIMARILY FOR THOSE TIME FRAMES WHEN THE MAP VALUE WILL BE EQUALED OR EXCEEDED FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME (USUALLY GREATER THAN 5 MINS). THE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FAAH 7210.3M AND THE INACTION OF THE SUPVR AND TMU HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEGRADATION OF SECTOR 06. THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE.

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