Aircraft delays due to RVR failure. Maintenance technician unavailable to correct equipment problem.

Attributes
ACN	277701
Time
Date	199402
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tpa
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	277701
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This is to update a previous report of mine you received on mar/xx/94. Enclosed are the local and regional responses I received on ucr concerning airways facilities reduction in hours. This is still causing 'P.M.' maintenance during peak traffic periods. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated there was no change to facility technician staffing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DELAYS DUE TO RVR FAILURE. MAINT TECHNICIAN UNAVAILABLE TO CORRECT EQUIP PROB.

Narrative: THIS IS TO UPDATE A PREVIOUS RPT OF MINE YOU RECEIVED ON MAR/XX/94. ENCLOSED ARE THE LCL AND REGIONAL RESPONSES I RECEIVED ON UCR CONCERNING AIRWAYS FACILITIES REDUCTION IN HRS. THIS IS STILL CAUSING 'P.M.' MAINT DURING PEAK TFC PERIODS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO FACILITY TECHNICIAN STAFFING.

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.