<< >> NASA ASRS Report 267486, April 1994

Airport vehicles refuse to comply with tower ground control request to turn on warning lights when operating on airport movement areas.

Attributes
ACN	267486
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pia
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdl
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	267486
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : non radar other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Airport vehicle operators at pia (peoria, il) refuse to operate warning or flashing lights while operating on the movement areas, even though it (use of lights) is required by local LOA with greater peoria airport authority/authorized. When requested by ground control to operate warning lights, vehicle operators refuse. Supervisor(south) on duty will not document this problem on daily log. I have directly requested a supervisor make entry on log of this unsafe violation of LOA, and was refused. I believe this constitutes negligence on management's part, since the first time an accident/runway incursion occurs, the FAA and ground controller will be liable. This could be resolved by requiring part 139 airports to equipment vehicles that are allowed on movement areas, with amber rotating beacons. Advisory circular: 150/5210-5B, and FAA order 5200.7 refer to lighting of vehicles, but aren't broad- based enough.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT VEHICLES REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH TWR GND CTL REQUEST TO TURN ON WARNING LIGHTS WHEN OPERATING ON ARPT MOVEMENT AREAS.

Narrative: ARPT VEHICLE OPERATORS AT PIA (PEORIA, IL) REFUSE TO OPERATE WARNING OR FLASHING LIGHTS WHILE OPERATING ON THE MOVEMENT AREAS, EVEN THOUGH IT (USE OF LIGHTS) IS REQUIRED BY LCL LOA WITH GREATER PEORIA ARPT AUTH. WHEN REQUESTED BY GND CTL TO OPERATE WARNING LIGHTS, VEHICLE OPERATORS REFUSE. SUPVR(S) ON DUTY WILL NOT DOCUMENT THIS PROB ON DAILY LOG. I HAVE DIRECTLY REQUESTED A SUPVR MAKE ENTRY ON LOG OF THIS UNSAFE VIOLATION OF LOA, AND WAS REFUSED. I BELIEVE THIS CONSTITUTES NEGLIGENCE ON MGMNT'S PART, SINCE THE FIRST TIME AN ACCIDENT/RWY INCURSION OCCURS, THE FAA AND GND CTLR WILL BE LIABLE. THIS COULD BE RESOLVED BY REQUIRING PART 139 ARPTS TO EQUIP VEHICLES THAT ARE ALLOWED ON MOVEMENT AREAS, WITH AMBER ROTATING BEACONS. ADVISORY CIRCULAR: 150/5210-5B, AND FAA ORDER 5200.7 REFER TO LIGHTING OF VEHICLES, BUT AREN'T BROAD- BASED ENOUGH.

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.