Airport construction. Unauthorized runway crossings.

Attributes
ACN	155444
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	155444
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Vehs crossing while aircraft departing, vehs crossing while aircraft on landing rollout, vehs crossing while no aircraft in/outbnd (none had crossing clearance). Runway 13R closed for resurfacing (through 12/90). Construction vehs of all sorts--pickups, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc, etc--all operating on runway 13R. Runway 18 intersects both 13 parallel runways. Runway 18 full length available 6145'. Batching plant, where cement, etc is mixed, has been located southwest of the intersection of 13R/18. Numerous vehs must cross runway 18 on runway 13R. Safety rep in charge of construction vehs. We must coordinate for use of runway 18 since airport management agreed that we would hold 18 in an inactive status and vehs could cross when they needed to--unless we required use of 18. Today, repeated calls to safety rep were fruitless. No response, no acknowledgement. Unable to contact safety rep on the radio to have him hold the construction vehs. Repeated attempts. Unable to guarantee the runway status clear of vehs, which in effect, closed runway 17 to aircraft, refused numerous 18 departure requests during this period. As an option, requested that the last 1000' of 18 be closed by the city so that we could at least use 18 for some arrival aircraft. Suggestion refused by a.T. Manager as well as city. Am departures can an have been worked off of runway 13L, but especially since no communications have been possible with the safety rep.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION. UNAUTH RWY CROSSINGS.

Narrative: VEHS XING WHILE ACFT DEPARTING, VEHS XING WHILE ACFT ON LNDG ROLLOUT, VEHS XING WHILE NO ACFT IN/OUTBND (NONE HAD XING CLRNC). RWY 13R CLOSED FOR RESURFACING (THROUGH 12/90). CONSTRUCTION VEHS OF ALL SORTS--PICKUPS, DUMP TRUCKS, CEMENT MIXERS, ETC, ETC--ALL OPERATING ON RWY 13R. RWY 18 INTERSECTS BOTH 13 PARALLEL RWYS. RWY 18 FULL LENGTH AVAILABLE 6145'. BATCHING PLANT, WHERE CEMENT, ETC IS MIXED, HAS BEEN LOCATED SW OF THE INTXN OF 13R/18. NUMEROUS VEHS MUST CROSS RWY 18 ON RWY 13R. SAFETY REP IN CHARGE OF CONSTRUCTION VEHS. WE MUST COORDINATE FOR USE OF RWY 18 SINCE ARPT MGMNT AGREED THAT WE WOULD HOLD 18 IN AN INACTIVE STATUS AND VEHS COULD CROSS WHEN THEY NEEDED TO--UNLESS WE REQUIRED USE OF 18. TODAY, REPEATED CALLS TO SAFETY REP WERE FRUITLESS. NO RESPONSE, NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. UNABLE TO CONTACT SAFETY REP ON THE RADIO TO HAVE HIM HOLD THE CONSTRUCTION VEHS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS. UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THE RWY STATUS CLR OF VEHS, WHICH IN EFFECT, CLOSED RWY 17 TO ACFT, REFUSED NUMEROUS 18 DEP REQUESTS DURING THIS PERIOD. AS AN OPTION, REQUESTED THAT THE LAST 1000' OF 18 BE CLOSED BY THE CITY SO THAT WE COULD AT LEAST USE 18 FOR SOME ARR ACFT. SUGGESTION REFUSED BY A.T. MGR AS WELL AS CITY. AM DEPS CAN AN HAVE BEEN WORKED OFF OF RWY 13L, BUT ESPECIALLY SINCE NO COMS HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITH THE SAFETY REP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.