Reporter claims ASOS was OTS and reported. The technician didn't get called until the next day. The ...

Attributes
ACN	348531
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cak
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	348531
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 14 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	348532
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ASOS monitor was out of order and called in for repair at XQ20. Technician did not get call until XJ00 am the next day. One controller midnight shifts are conducted here. The controller on duty had no way of augmenting the WX which is our responsibility. The ASOS equipment more often than not supplies erroneous WX information. Our equipment was out, we couldn't augment. This has occurred in the past. WX is crucial to aviation in many regards. It seems we have, or the FAA/NWS had put a once high priority item as aviation WX and lowered it. Where is all the 'safety' here. Supplemental information from acn 348532: calls to the required facilities resulted in getting voice mail and no action taken within a reasonable amount of time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS ASOS WAS OTS AND RPTED. THE TECHNICIAN DIDN'T GET CALLED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE SINGLE CTLR ON THE MIDSHIFT HAD NO WAY OF AUGMENTING THE WX.

Narrative: ASOS MONITOR WAS OUT OF ORDER AND CALLED IN FOR REPAIR AT XQ20. TECHNICIAN DID NOT GET CALL UNTIL XJ00 AM THE NEXT DAY. ONE CTLR MIDNIGHT SHIFTS ARE CONDUCTED HERE. THE CTLR ON DUTY HAD NO WAY OF AUGMENTING THE WX WHICH IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE ASOS EQUIP MORE OFTEN THAN NOT SUPPLIES ERRONEOUS WX INFO. OUR EQUIP WAS OUT, WE COULDN'T AUGMENT. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST. WX IS CRUCIAL TO AVIATION IN MANY REGARDS. IT SEEMS WE HAVE, OR THE FAA/NWS HAD PUT A ONCE HIGH PRIORITY ITEM AS AVIATION WX AND LOWERED IT. WHERE IS ALL THE 'SAFETY' HERE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 348532: CALLS TO THE REQUIRED FACILITIES RESULTED IN GETTING VOICE MAIL AND NO ACTION TAKEN WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

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.

Reporter claims ASOS was OTS and reported. The technician didn't get called until the next day. The single controller on the midshift had no way of augmenting the WX.