New contract tower failed to relay ATIS information to center.

Attributes
ACN	308591
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : txk
State Reference	AR
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : txk
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	308591
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At XX50Z, txk tower should have advised ZFW of the change in ATIS information. This did not occur. ZFW handles approach controller services for txk. This tower was recently contracted out by the FAA, and the contractor controllers appear to be very lackadaisical about their duty. Most of the time, there is only 1 controller on duty, and they do leave the tower unattended. This is usually not a problem due to light traffic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: procedures specialist stated txk contract tower has a standard LOA which requires the tower to inform the center of any ATIS changes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEW CONTRACT TWR FAILED TO RELAY ATIS INFO TO CTR.

Narrative: AT XX50Z, TXK TWR SHOULD HAVE ADVISED ZFW OF THE CHANGE IN ATIS INFO. THIS DID NOT OCCUR. ZFW HANDLES APCH CTLR SVCS FOR TXK. THIS TWR WAS RECENTLY CONTRACTED OUT BY THE FAA, AND THE CONTRACTOR CTLRS APPEAR TO BE VERY LACKADAISICAL ABOUT THEIR DUTY. MOST OF THE TIME, THERE IS ONLY 1 CTLR ON DUTY, AND THEY DO LEAVE THE TWR UNATTENDED. THIS IS USUALLY NOT A PROB DUE TO LIGHT TFC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PROCS SPECIALIST STATED TXK CONTRACT TWR HAS A STANDARD LOA WHICH REQUIRES THE TWR TO INFORM THE CTR OF ANY ATIS CHANGES.

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.