SCT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING TEST BEACON NEAR SNA THAT CAUSES FALSE TCASII ALERTS TO ARR ACFT.
Synopsis
SCT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING TEST BEACON NEAR SNA THAT CAUSES FALSE TCASII ALERTS TO ARR ACFT.
Narrative
THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF A TROUBLESOME SIT THAT OCCURS NUMEROUS TIMES DAILY. ARRS TO SNA WHEN RWY 19R IS THE ACTIVE RWY ARE USUALLY ASSIGNED THE KAYOH 4 ARR FROM THE E. KAYOH INTXN IS LOCATED AT THE SLI 076 DEG RADIAL; 23.31. 2 MI TO THE NW IS A TEST BEACON THAT SQUAWKS A CODE WITHOUT ANY MODE C INFO. THE MVA AT THE TEST BEACON LOCATION IS 5200 FT; WHILE THE EOV MAP PUTS THE BEACON ON THE LINE BTWN 6200-3400 FT. IN ORDER TO GIVE AN ACFT A L TURN ONTO THE ILS TO RWY 19R; IT IS NECESSARY TO VECTOR THE ACFT OVER OR NEAR THE TEST BEACON. THIS INVARIABLY CAUSES THE TCASII ON THE ACFT TO BROADCAST A TFC ALERT IN THE COCKPIT WHICH RESULTS IN: 1) A REPETITION OF CTL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SAID ACFT AFTER THE PLT ASKS ABOUT TFC (WITH AN EXPLANATION THAT THERE IS NO TFC); 2) THE PLT BEING UNABLE TO HEAR CTL INSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF THE TA; DOUBLING CTLR WORKLOAD; OR 3) ALL OF THE ABOVE. IT IS ALREADY A VERY DIFFICULT CTL POS WITH A VERY SHORT FINAL AND NO AIRSPACE. I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES EVERY DAY. PLEASE HELP TO REMOVE THE TEST BEACON; OR AT LEAST INSTALL SOME ALT ENCODING INFO.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.