BOS CTLR DESCRIBED OPDEV WHEN IFR STATUS OF DEP WAS NOT RELAYED TO TRACON; CLAIMING MGMNT TOOK NO FORMAL OPDEV ACTIONS.

Date: 2008-04 · Aircraft: PA-23-250 Aztec · Phase: climb

Anomalies: atc-issue-all-types|airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

BOS CTLR DESCRIBED OPDEV WHEN IFR STATUS OF DEP WAS NOT RELAYED TO TRACON; CLAIMING MGMNT TOOK NO FORMAL OPDEV ACTIONS.

Narrative

WHILE ON WATCH AS CIC; SUPVR PERFORMED OJT INSTRUCTION ON GND CTL WITH DEVELOPMENTAL ATC SPECIALIST. ACFT TAXIED TO RWY 11 FOR DEP. ACFT ON IFR FLT PLAN. GND CTL FAILED TO COORD WITH LCL CTL IFR STATUS. ACFT CALLS LCL CTL FOR DEP. LCL CTL DEPARTED ACFT; ASSUMED VFR; ACFT PROCEEDED NBOUND IFR WITHOUT COORD APCH. APCH CTL A90 VIA SHOUT LINE REQUESTED INFO FROM TWR REGARDING ACFT ON IFR XPONDER CODE; ACFT SQUAWKING WRONG CODE FOR ACFT ID. CODE CORRECTED VIA LCL CTL FREQ; APCH CTL A90 ISSUED HDG 040 ALT CLB 3000 FT VIA SHOUT LINE TO LCL CTL; ASSUME ACFT BELOW MVA FOR AREA. ACFT FREQ CHANGE A90. TRAINING ON GND CTL TERM; SUPVR AWARE OF SITUATION INFORMS CIC NO LOSS OF SEPARATION. CIC CALLED FOR MEETING WITH ATM AND SUPVR REGARDING OTHER MATTERS. NO PAPER ON ERROR; NO DIRECTION GIVEN WITH REGARD TO ERROR. ATC SPECIALIST CONCERNED SITUATION WAS OPDEV; AFRAID TO QUESTION SITUATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: BUSY TFC ON LCL CTL; ATTN FOCUS ON LCL CTL TFC; TRAINING GND CTL OJT INSTRUCTION NOT ATTENTIVE TO DEVELOPMENTAL ATC SPECIALIST; CIC FOCUS ON CC DUTIES AND CORRECTION OF LCL CTL PHRASEOLOGY AND TFC CALLS. PERFORMANCE FACTORS: HVY VOLUME TFC; LACK OF AUTOMATION FOR DEP COORD; NON CO-LOCATED APCH CTL FACILITY.

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