Computer ATIS voice unreadable, flight crew must contact ground for information.

Attributes
ACN	358227
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	358227
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Preparing to depart slc in the morning with snow falling, so removal in progress and xwinds. We tried to get the ATIS. It is that new 'robot voice' ATIS. It was so hard to understand I had to call ground control to get the WX. Corrective action: do away with this ATIS and return to people doing the ATIS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPUTER ATIS VOICE UNREADABLE, FLC MUST CONTACT GND FOR INFO.

Narrative: PREPARING TO DEPART SLC IN THE MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING, SO REMOVAL IN PROGRESS AND XWINDS. WE TRIED TO GET THE ATIS. IT IS THAT NEW 'ROBOT VOICE' ATIS. IT WAS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND I HAD TO CALL GND CTL TO GET THE WX. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DO AWAY WITH THIS ATIS AND RETURN TO PEOPLE DOING THE ATIS.

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.