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ASOS temperature and dewpoint reported inoperative for 4 days. Reporter says it is a continuing problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374506 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : csg |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller military : 3 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 374506 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The ASOS at csg has inoperative temperature and dewpoint for the past several days. This compromises the terminal area forecast, which does affect the users (alternate fuel requirements). This is a continuing problem with the csg ASOS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated the temperature/dewpoint problem is an ongoing problem with the ASOS in that when it is fixed, it lasts for so long then fails. Bhm is the remote site for the ASOS and, as reporter alleged, if the problem cannot be resolved there, the technician has to drive about 4 hours to the facility to fix the problem. Reporter stated there is no one to repair the equipment on wkends. Reporter said that if the temperature/dewpoint outage lasts longer than 24 hours, the ASOS cannot generate a 24 hour forecast. Reporter alleges the FAA says they do not have the money to provide backup equipment/training or personnel to augment temperature/dewpoint outages, as well as other ASOS components.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ASOS TEMP AND DEWPOINT RPTED INOP FOR 4 DAYS. RPTR SAYS IT IS A CONTINUING PROB.
Narrative: THE ASOS AT CSG HAS INOP TEMP AND DEWPOINT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THIS COMPROMISES THE TERMINAL AREA FORECAST, WHICH DOES AFFECT THE USERS (ALTERNATE FUEL REQUIREMENTS). THIS IS A CONTINUING PROB WITH THE CSG ASOS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THE TEMP/DEWPOINT PROB IS AN ONGOING PROB WITH THE ASOS IN THAT WHEN IT IS FIXED, IT LASTS FOR SO LONG THEN FAILS. BHM IS THE REMOTE SITE FOR THE ASOS AND, AS RPTR ALLEGED, IF THE PROB CANNOT BE RESOLVED THERE, THE TECHNICIAN HAS TO DRIVE ABOUT 4 HRS TO THE FACILITY TO FIX THE PROB. RPTR STATED THERE IS NO ONE TO REPAIR THE EQUIP ON WKENDS. RPTR SAID THAT IF THE TEMP/DEWPOINT OUTAGE LASTS LONGER THAN 24 HRS, THE ASOS CANNOT GENERATE A 24 HR FORECAST. RPTR ALLEGES THE FAA SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PROVIDE BACKUP EQUIP/TRAINING OR PERSONNEL TO AUGMENT TEMP/DEWPOINT OUTAGES, AS WELL AS OTHER ASOS COMPONENTS.
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.