Controller claims that they have no control from the tower on runway and taxiway lighting.

Attributes
ACN	235537
Time
Date	199303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	235537
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We have no control in the tower for the lighting on runways 19R, 19L and all the txwys in between. The FAA several yrs ago replaced the lighting control panels in the tower. These controls have given us many problems and have never been satisfactory. Ever since the extension to runway 30 was complete we have had intermittent control of runway lighting. During these times, the field electrician has manually set the lights from a remote vault. This has caused many complaints from pilots because of improper settings and slow response times. And it borders on the unsafe during low IFR operations especially on the CAT ii and III approachs. One ucr has already been field but I don't feel that the metropolitan washington airport authority/authorized (mwaa) is acting fast enough or that the FAA is exerting any pressure on them to get the problem solved. Perhaps NASA can make inquiries through their channels at either the regional or headquarters levels.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NO CTL FROM THE TWR ON RWY AND TXWY LIGHTING.

Narrative: WE HAVE NO CTL IN THE TWR FOR THE LIGHTING ON RWYS 19R, 19L AND ALL THE TXWYS IN BTWN. THE FAA SEVERAL YRS AGO REPLACED THE LIGHTING CTL PANELS IN THE TWR. THESE CTLS HAVE GIVEN US MANY PROBS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SATISFACTORY. EVER SINCE THE EXTENSION TO RWY 30 WAS COMPLETE WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT CTL OF RWY LIGHTING. DURING THESE TIMES, THE FIELD ELECTRICIAN HAS MANUALLY SET THE LIGHTS FROM A REMOTE VAULT. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PLTS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER SETTINGS AND SLOW RESPONSE TIMES. AND IT BORDERS ON THE UNSAFE DURING LOW IFR OPS ESPECIALLY ON THE CAT II AND III APCHS. ONE UCR HAS ALREADY BEEN FIELD BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON ARPT AUTH (MWAA) IS ACTING FAST ENOUGH OR THAT THE FAA IS EXERTING ANY PRESSURE ON THEM TO GET THE PROB SOLVED. PERHAPS NASA CAN MAKE INQUIRIES THROUGH THEIR CHANNELS AT EITHER THE REGIONAL OR HEADQUARTERS LEVELS.

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.