PHL CTLR ALLEGED SUPVR DISTRACTIONS WHEN INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE TO SAPR1 OPS.
Synopsis
PHL CTLR ALLEGED SUPVR DISTRACTIONS WHEN INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE TO SAPR1 OPS.
Narrative
WHILE WORKING THE FINAL VECTOR 1 (FV1) POS (VECTOR TO RWY 27R); THE SUPVR BEGAN TO DISTRACT ME WHILE I WAS BUSY VECTORING TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE. HE STATED 'WE ARE GOING TO A SAPR1' (SIMULTANEOUS APCHS TO PARALLEL RWYS 27R/27L). I ADVISED HIM I WAS TOO BUSY FOR THE TRANSITION; AND WOULD NEED A MIN TO REVIEW THE PROC. THE SUPVR CONTINUED TO TALK AND DISTRACT ME WHILE I WAS BUSY CTLING THE VECTORING ACFT. I NEEDED TO REPEAT CLRNCS IN ORDER TO TRY TO HEAR AND VERIFY READBACKS. HE BEGAN TO POINT TO ACFT ON MY SCOPE; AND STATED THAT THIS WOULD BE THE ACFT FOR RWY 27L. I ONCE AGAIN STATED THAT I WAS TOO BUSY AND SIMPLY WAS NOT READY FOR THE TRANSITION. THE SUPVR BEGAN INSTRUCTING OTHER CTLRS TO TAKE ACFT TO RWY 27L WHICH IS VECTORED BY ANOTHER CTLR AT THE FINAL VECTOR 2 (FV2) POS; AND ANNOUNCED TO OTHERS 'WE ARE ON A SAPR1 CONFIGN.' IN ORDER FOR THIS POS (FV2) TO VECTOR TO RWY 27L; A BRIEFING OF TFC AND AN EXCHANGE OF AIRSPACE MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED. THIS BRIEFING WAS NOT DONE. THE SUPVR CONTINUED TO DISTRACT ME TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PUT MY FINGER IN MY EAR TO BLOCK HIM OUT. THE FV2 CTLR ADVISED ME THAT THE ACFT FOR RWY 27L HAD MY RWY 27R TFC IN SIGHT. I STILL HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE PROC OR AIRSPACE. AFTER I WAS RELIEVED FROM POS; I TALKED TO THE SUPVR AND THE OPS MGR. I STATED I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT OCCURRED AND WAS CONCERNED OF A POSSIBLE LOSS OF SEPARATION. THE OP MGR SAID HE WAS WATCHING THE ENTIRE TIME AND NO LOSS OF ANY SEPARATION HAD OCCURRED. THE INFO ABOUT THE SAPR1 APCH WAS NEVER BROADCAST ON THE ATIS (AUTOMATED TERMINAL INFO SYS); A REQUIREMENT THAT IS NEEDED BY THE PLTS IN ADVANCE SO THAT THEY MAY SET UP AND PREPARE FOR THE APCH TO BE EXPECTED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.