TPA APCH CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE NEW RNAV PROCS; CITING EVENTS INVOLVING ACR'S MAKING WRONG TURNS; JEOPARDIZING SAFETY.
Synopsis
TPA APCH CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE NEW RNAV PROCS; CITING EVENTS INVOLVING ACR'S MAKING WRONG TURNS; JEOPARDIZING SAFETY.
Narrative
FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS; THERE HAVE BEEN 2 INCIDENTS INVOLVING AN ACR ON A NEWLY IMPLEMENTED RNAV DEP MAKING A WRONG TURN AFTER DEP. IN BOTH INSTANCES; THE ACR MADE A R TURN INSTEAD OF STRAIGHT OUT; AND CLBING TO 6000 FT. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE; I WAS WORKING DEP AND NOTICED THE ACR MAKING A WRONG TURN; AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ACFT AND COORDINATED WITH ADJACENT SECTORS TO TURN THEIR ARR TFC; AND THE TWR TO STOP DEPS. AFTER I WAS RELIEVED FROM POS. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE; I WAS WORKING CAB COORDINATOR IN THE TWR WHEN THE SECOND ACFT STARTED TO MAKE A R TURN INTO TFC WHO HAD JUST DEPARTED AHEAD OF HIM. THE LCL CTLR NOTICED THIS; AND TURNED THE ACR AWAY FROM TFC TO THE NW; COORDINATED WITH DEP CTL; AND SWITCHED THE ACR TO DEP. THE UNION HAS FILED NUMEROUS (OVER 100) UCR'S TO HAVE THESE RNAV DEPS TERMINATED; OR AT LEAST REDONE TO CORRECT THEIR PROBS. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE RNAV DEPS SHOULD BE TERMINATED IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. THE FAA SEEMS TO BE FORCING THESE DEPS ON TO THE CTLRS AT THE EXPENSE OF SAFETY.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.