TRACON CTLR UNABLE TO RESOLVE ISSUE WITH FSS CTLR OVER RESPONSIBILITY OF NOTAM ISSUE FOR MOA UTILIZATION OUTSIDE OF PUBLISHED DAY TIME.

1998-03 · NASA ASRS report 397106

Date: 1998-03

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-other-unknown|other-unspecified

Synopsis

TRACON CTLR UNABLE TO RESOLVE ISSUE WITH FSS CTLR OVER RESPONSIBILITY OF NOTAM ISSUE FOR MOA UTILIZATION OUTSIDE OF PUBLISHED DAY TIME.

Narrative

BUCKEYE AND BRUSH CREEK MOA'S MAKE UP THE NW SIDES OF HUNTINGTON APCH CTL AIRSPACE. THE CINCINNATI SECTIONAL CHART; LOW ALT CHART L21-22; AND THE CTLR CHART 19 ALL DEPICT THE OPERATING HRS; AND STATE THAT OTHER HRS 'ARE BY NOTAM.' THE MIL AREAS ARE NOT DEPICTED AS BEING USED AT ANY TIME ON SUNDAYS; HOWEVER TODAY THEY DECIDED TO USE THEM. WHEN I ASKED DAY FSS ABOUT A NOTAM; THEY TOLD ME THAT FAA ORDER 7930.2F DOES NOT REQUIRE A NOTAM TO BE ISSUED. THE PROB IS HOW DOES A PLT FLYING VFR (OR IFR FOR THAT MATTER) FIND OUT THAT THE MOA'S ARE ACTIVE IF THEY RECEIVED A DUATS BRIEFING; OR IF THEY DID NOT KNOW TO ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE AREAS. ORDER 7930.2F DOES REQUIRE A NOTAM IN THE CASE OF A RESTR AREA (PARAGRAPH 6-2-3). THE FSS SPECIALIST TOLD ME THAT PLTS NEED TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS CHANGE. INSTEAD; I PROPOSE THE FAA GO BACK TO DOING THINGS THE WAY THEY USED TO. NOT HAVING THIS INFO AVAILABLE AS A NOTAM; AS THE GOV CHARTS DEPICT; IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SIT. WHILE THE FSS BRIEFER COULD BE CORRECT; HOW WOULD A PLT FIND OUT THE STATUS OF AN MOA BY WAY OF DUATS OR OTHER PROVIDER? A NOTAM IS THE SUREST AND MOST WIDELY AVAILABLE MEANS.

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

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