<< >> NASA ASRS Report 281414, August 1994

ASOS equipment unreliable for aviation WX reporting at airport.

Attributes
ACN	281414
Time
Date	199408
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : syr
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	281414
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nov/xx/93, the ASOS was commissioned in syracuse. The system is inadequate for use in the aviation industry. During severe or quickly changing WX, ASOS has been up to an hour behind current conditions. ASOS reports are inaccurate, or nonexistent during critical operations. In jan/94, I filed a ucr for the ASOS. I feel the ASOS may cause a serious problem for aircraft operations and/or jeopardize the safety of aircraft due to WX inaccuracies.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ASOS EQUIP UNRELIABLE FOR AVIATION WX RPTING AT ARPT.

Narrative: NOV/XX/93, THE ASOS WAS COMMISSIONED IN SYRACUSE. THE SYS IS INADEQUATE FOR USE IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY. DURING SEVERE OR QUICKLY CHANGING WX, ASOS HAS BEEN UP TO AN HR BEHIND CURRENT CONDITIONS. ASOS RPTS ARE INACCURATE, OR NONEXISTENT DURING CRITICAL OPS. IN JAN/94, I FILED A UCR FOR THE ASOS. I FEEL THE ASOS MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS PROB FOR ACFT OPS AND/OR JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF ACFT DUE TO WX INACCURACIES.

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.