Narrative:

The shades in the tower are so scratched and dirty that vision is restr to nil. There have been unsatisfactory condition reports turned in yet there has been no action taken to correct the condition. I have heard supervisors remark that they cant's see through the shade film. Are we going to have to experience a fatal crash before this condition is corrected? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated that he had been on 2 days off and did not know if the shades had been replaced. He indicated that he has not heard any discussion about replacing them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SIT RPTED INVOLVING CTL TWR SHADES WHICH ARE DIRTY AND SCRATCHED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.

Narrative: THE SHADES IN THE TWR ARE SO SCRATCHED AND DIRTY THAT VISION IS RESTR TO NIL. THERE HAVE BEEN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPTS TURNED IN YET THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. I HAVE HEARD SUPVRS REMARK THAT THEY CANT'S SEE THROUGH THE SHADE FILM. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPERIENCE A FATAL CRASH BEFORE THIS CONDITION IS CORRECTED? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN ON 2 DAYS OFF AND DID NOT KNOW IF THE SHADES HAD BEEN REPLACED. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAS NOT HEARD ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT REPLACING THEM.

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.