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ATC reporter at tvc claims that the wind reporting equipment is not reliable, and that the system has been OTS more than in service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348878 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tvc |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 348878 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Our wind equipment has been broken on and off for almost a yr (mostly off). We cannot give pilots the correct velocity which makes it an unsafe operation. Corrective action: fix it once and for all. Callback conversation with facility revealed the following information: a callback to the facility revealed that the wind equipment is again operating satisfactorily. However, there is an alleged cable problem that is causing the failures and that has not been replaced. According to the facility, this cable should be replaced to ensure adequate reporting service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATC RPTR AT TVC CLAIMS THAT THE WIND RPTING EQUIP IS NOT RELIABLE, AND THAT THE SYS HAS BEEN OTS MORE THAN IN SVC.
Narrative: OUR WIND EQUIP HAS BEEN BROKEN ON AND OFF FOR ALMOST A YR (MOSTLY OFF). WE CANNOT GIVE PLTS THE CORRECT VELOCITY WHICH MAKES IT AN UNSAFE OP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FIX IT ONCE AND FOR ALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH FACILITY REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: A CALLBACK TO THE FACILITY REVEALED THAT THE WIND EQUIP IS AGAIN OPERATING SATISFACTORILY. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN ALLEGED CABLE PROB THAT IS CAUSING THE FAILURES AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY, THIS CABLE SHOULD BE REPLACED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE RPTING SVC.
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.