<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1443816, April 2017

Cmh TRACON controller reported their nids (NAS information display system) routinely fails to depict current adverse weather conditions.

Attributes
ACN	1443816
Time
Date	201704
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	CMH.TRACON
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Aircraft X and aircraft Y were descending into day. The weather in the area was heavy and extreme precipitation was displayed on radar. Aircraft are both requesting detailed information about weather and information on day. The day weather and RVR were rapidly changing due to thunderstorms in the area. Numerous times over the course of the descent into dayton; the dayton metar; wind; altimeter; RVR; and rbdt (windshear ribbon display) feeds were lost on the nids (NAS information display system) and relevant information was not able to be passed onto the pilots in a timely manner. This issue has been reported and noted for months and still is creating safety issues for us in the most extreme weather. The nids needs to be fixed. Attached is a picture from another instance of the nids with big yellow xs over the relevant information and just blank information for the RVR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CMH TRACON Controller reported their NIDS (NAS Information Display System) routinely fails to depict current adverse weather conditions.

Narrative: Aircraft X and Aircraft Y were descending into DAY. The weather in the area was heavy and extreme precipitation was displayed on radar. Aircraft are both requesting detailed information about weather and information on DAY. The DAY weather and RVR were rapidly changing due to thunderstorms in the area. Numerous times over the course of the descent into Dayton; the Dayton METAR; wind; altimeter; RVR; and RBDT (Windshear Ribbon Display) feeds were lost on the NIDS (NAS Information Display System) and relevant information was not able to be passed onto the pilots in a timely manner. This issue has been reported and noted for months and still is creating safety issues for us in the most extreme weather. The NIDS needs to be fixed. Attached is a picture from another instance of the NIDS with big yellow Xs over the relevant information and just blank information for the RVR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.