MEM CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING REPEATED FAILURE OF FSS TO FILE FLT PLANS.

Date: 2007-06 · Aircraft: British Aerospace (BAC) 111 All Series · Phase: ground

Anomalies: other-fss-service

Synopsis

MEM CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING REPEATED FAILURE OF FSS TO FILE FLT PLANS.

Narrative

FIRST EVENT: A BA11 CALLED ME AT CD/FD FOR CLRNC TO BWI. I MADE A REQUEST FOR CLRNC THROUGH OUR FDIO; NOTHING ON FILE. I TOLD ATC THAT THERE WAS NO CLRNC STORED UNDER THAT CALL SIGN. THE PLT ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD JUST BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH FLT SVC TO FILE THE FLT PLAN. THE PLT ADVISED HE WOULD CALL FLT SVC AGAIN TO FILE. I ASKED THE PLT TO MONITOR MY FREQ; AND I WOULD CALL HIM WHEN I GOT THE CLRNC. I HAD A CLRNC FOR ACFT TO BWI IN ABOUT 10 MINS. UNFORTUNATELY; DUE TO DELAYS TO THE EAST COAST; ACFT HAD AN EDCT OF 4 HRS LATER. SECOND EVENT: A BE20 CALLED FOR CLRNC TO TVR. AGAIN; NO CLRNC ON FILE. THE PLT ADVISED THAT HE WOULD CALL FLT SVC AGAIN TO FILE FLT PLAN; AS CD/FD WAS UNABLE DUE TO VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY. BOTH EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN THE AFTERNOON DURING OUTBOUND PUSHES. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN WITH FLT SVC NOT FILING FLT PLANS. BY THE END OF JUL 07; THE FLT SVC STATIONS IN GREENWOOD; MS; AND JACKSON; TN; WILL HAVE BEEN VACATED; SO THAT PLTS WILL NOT GET BRIEFINGS FROM LOCALLY BASED CTLRS.

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