Reported situation of a coordination line being OTS for 2 days.

Attributes
ACN	374960
Time
Date	199707
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : shv
State Reference	LA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 11 controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	374960
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The 53 voice line (PO4853 line) is a dedicated voice or shout line to mlu approach control. It is a vital line for coordination with mlu. For 2 days it was OTS and we had to use the commercial telephone line to coordinate with mlu approach. The tower, located 12 mi to the west, is tied in to the 53 line because approach control operations are remoted there overnight. During the 2-DAY outage at the RAPCON, the 53 line in the tower worked fine. All of the telephone lines at the RAPCON go through a military telephone vault on barksdale before they come into the radar building. This has also caused a lot of problems in the past.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED SIT OF A COORD LINE BEING OTS FOR 2 DAYS.

Narrative: THE 53 VOICE LINE (PO4853 LINE) IS A DEDICATED VOICE OR SHOUT LINE TO MLU APCH CTL. IT IS A VITAL LINE FOR COORD WITH MLU. FOR 2 DAYS IT WAS OTS AND WE HAD TO USE THE COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE LINE TO COORDINATE WITH MLU APCH. THE TWR, LOCATED 12 MI TO THE W, IS TIED IN TO THE 53 LINE BECAUSE APCH CTL OPS ARE REMOTED THERE OVERNIGHT. DURING THE 2-DAY OUTAGE AT THE RAPCON, THE 53 LINE IN THE TWR WORKED FINE. ALL OF THE TELEPHONE LINES AT THE RAPCON GO THROUGH A MIL TELEPHONE VAULT ON BARKSDALE BEFORE THEY COME INTO THE RADAR BUILDING. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED A LOT OF PROBS IN THE PAST.

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.