Controller complains about tower windows not being washed and moisture in some of the windows.

Attributes
ACN	227999
Time
Date	199212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sln
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sba
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2
ASRS Report	227999
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

The windows in the tower cabin attendant are extremely dirty and cause visibility problems due to glare. The window looking out to the southeast is one of the most used windows since it overlooks the approach to runway 30, the approach to runway 35, and all of runway 4/22, and it is the worst one, due to it facing the sun, and moisture in between the double glass window. The windows have not been cleaned in about 3 months. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter states that about a week after submitting ASRS report, the windows were washed. He said that to his knowledge, they have not been cleaned since then, but are not a problem now. In addition, the windows have not fogged up since filing the report. The reporter speculates that the humidity outside has been dry and as a result, have remained clear. They have an acting facility manager who appears willing to fix the problems with the windows.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR COMPLAINS ABOUT TWR WINDOWS NOT BEING WASHED AND MOISTURE IN SOME OF THE WINDOWS.

Narrative: THE WINDOWS IN THE TWR CAB ARE EXTREMELY DIRTY AND CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS DUE TO GLARE. THE WINDOW LOOKING OUT TO THE SE IS ONE OF THE MOST USED WINDOWS SINCE IT OVERLOOKS THE APCH TO RWY 30, THE APCH TO RWY 35, AND ALL OF RWY 4/22, AND IT IS THE WORST ONE, DUE TO IT FACING THE SUN, AND MOISTURE IN BTWN THE DOUBLE GLASS WINDOW. THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES THAT ABOUT A WK AFTER SUBMITTING ASRS RPT, THE WINDOWS WERE WASHED. HE SAID THAT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED SINCE THEN, BUT ARE NOT A PROBLEM NOW. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT FOGGED UP SINCE FILING THE RPT. THE RPTR SPECULATES THAT THE HUMIDITY OUTSIDE HAS BEEN DRY AND AS A RESULT, HAVE REMAINED CLR. THEY HAVE AN ACTING FACILITY MGR WHO APPEARS WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS.

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.