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Controller states that the AWOS equipment has been constantly OTS over the past 18 months. A new automated system is scheduled for installation, however, controller claims the implementation date has been pushed back 5 times.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377053 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : yyz |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 377053 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Our automated WX display system (AWOS) is constantly OTS. This has been happening over the last 18 months. Coincidentally, this has been when a new system was supposed to be installed. The new system has been pushed back 5 different times, with still no firm date. This broken system provides airport WX, conditions and ATIS codes to the controllers. Controling aircraft under IFR conditions is difficult enough without having to worry about erroneous information. The performance of the system is unacceptable and does not promote safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR STATES THAT THE AWOS EQUIP HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY OTS OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS. A NEW AUTOMATED SYS IS SCHEDULED FOR INSTALLATION, HOWEVER, CTLR CLAIMS THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK 5 TIMES.
Narrative: OUR AUTOMATED WX DISPLAY SYS (AWOS) IS CONSTANTLY OTS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. COINCIDENTALLY, THIS HAS BEEN WHEN A NEW SYS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED. THE NEW SYS HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, WITH STILL NO FIRM DATE. THIS BROKEN SYS PROVIDES ARPT WX, CONDITIONS AND ATIS CODES TO THE CTLRS. CTLING ACFT UNDER IFR CONDITIONS IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT ERRONEOUS INFO. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SYS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DOES NOT PROMOTE SAFETY.
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.