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Reporter stated the runway 30R approach lights were OTS. Approachs were made to runway 12L. WX below minimums for runway 30L.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 15 flight time total : 63 |
| ASRS Report | 338340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Runway 30R approach lights OTS, WX below runway 30L minimums. Switched to runway 12R even though winds favored runways 30. Lost runway 12R and runway 30L RVR. Had to go to runway 12L only.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATED THE RWY 30R APCH LIGHTS WERE OTS. APCHS WERE MADE TO RWY 12L. WX BELOW MINIMUMS FOR RWY 30L.
Narrative: RWY 30R APCH LIGHTS OTS, WX BELOW RWY 30L MINIMUMS. SWITCHED TO RWY 12R EVEN THOUGH WINDS FAVORED RWYS 30. LOST RWY 12R AND RWY 30L RVR. HAD TO GO TO RWY 12L ONLY.
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.