Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 6
Confusion; Distraction; Troubleshooting
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert
Aircraft; Company Policy; Manuals
I was working the Local 3 position as well as CIC (Controller in Charge). Aircraft X; on about a 1.5 mile final reported seeing a yellow drone east of the final at 900 ft. From there I began the process of reporting the unauthorized UAS Event first via a report. On my initial attempt to file the report; the page used to file the report was not working correctly. It only allowed me to select the type of report; but not the information regarding the event. I restarted the report and kept experiencing the same problem. At this point; I had 3 additional aircraft arriving. I issued each it's landing clearance as well as an advisory of the reported UAS. Those 3 arriving aircraft reported seeing no UAS in the vicinity of their respective final. I contacted the ROC (Command Center) regarding the reporting issue. With their help I was able to fill in information regarding the Unauthorized UAS Event. From there; I began to look for the checklist regarding Unauthorized UAS Events. I was unable to find the checklist at the CIC desk. I was able to find the UAS Binder; however I did not find the reporting checklist. I also checked the ACE-IDS under the checklist section and was not able to find the UAS checklist. I tried to recall from memory; my CIC training on what is supposed to be reported. Not being able to find the correct checklist led me to not report the event to the additional required parties. I now know that I still needed to report this event to the DEN [Domestic Event Network] and PCT; as well as broadcast the event on the IAD ATIS. In retrospect; I also think that I could have recalled another controller from the breakroom for assistance.I would suggest adding the UAS reporting Checklist to the Checklist Section of the ACE IDS. I would also add this checklist the UAS binder for quicker reference.
A Controller working Local Control Combined with Controller in Charge reported an aircraft reported sighting a drone in their airspace but was unable to find the appropriate checklists to report the incident according to the rules.