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Attributes | |
ACN | 369738 |
Time | |
Date | 199705 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
State Reference | MO |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Marginal |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : mkc |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 10 |
ASRS Report | 369738 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Qualification | controller : non radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Situations | |
ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The ASR-9 radar at mci is sent mkc ATCT via phone line. The ASR-9 WX cannot be sent to mkc ATCT because the FAA says the cost of the phone line is too much. Mci controls the WX display at mkc. When the WX is changing the sic/controller in charge does not have the time to call on the phone to tell mkc what they are seeing. Mkc is then giving the wrong WX to the pilots. Someone is going to get hurt and the NTSB will blame the controllers at mkc and mci. We have asked for the WX to be controled at mkc for over 3 yrs and have always been told it cost too much.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CHANGING WX DISPLAY DATA UPDATES FROM MCI TO MKC TWR ARPT NOT ALWAYS GIVEN IN A TIMELY MANNER. RPTR STATES MKC IS GIVING THE WRONG WX TO PLTS.
Narrative: THE ASR-9 RADAR AT MCI IS SENT MKC ATCT VIA PHONE LINE. THE ASR-9 WX CANNOT BE SENT TO MKC ATCT BECAUSE THE FAA SAYS THE COST OF THE PHONE LINE IS TOO MUCH. MCI CTLS THE WX DISPLAY AT MKC. WHEN THE WX IS CHANGING THE SIC/CIC DOES NOT HAVE THE TIME TO CALL ON THE PHONE TO TELL MKC WHAT THEY ARE SEEING. MKC IS THEN GIVING THE WRONG WX TO THE PLTS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT AND THE NTSB WILL BLAME THE CTLRS AT MKC AND MCI. WE HAVE ASKED FOR THE WX TO BE CTLED AT MKC FOR OVER 3 YRS AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IT COST TOO MUCH.
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.