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Reporter alleges that the controllers cannot see out of 8 of the 10 tower windows due to outside condensation and that a northbound helicopter and a helicopter departing sbound could not be seen through the windows.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pbi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 382068 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
8 out of 10 windows on the tower cabin attendant have outside condensation all over them, making them totally opaque. Unable to see any aircraft through these windows. There were 2 helicopters, 1 northbound en route and 1 departing pbi airport sbound - - could not see either aircraft through the windows. The air carrier ramp is partially blocked from view, as well as the GA FBO ramps. Most of the runways and txwys cannot be seen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ALLEGES THAT THE CTLRS CANNOT SEE OUT OF 8 OF THE 10 TWR WINDOWS DUE TO OUTSIDE CONDENSATION AND THAT A NBOUND HELI AND A HELI DEPARTING SBOUND COULD NOT BE SEEN THROUGH THE WINDOWS.
Narrative: 8 OUT OF 10 WINDOWS ON THE TWR CAB HAVE OUTSIDE CONDENSATION ALL OVER THEM, MAKING THEM TOTALLY OPAQUE. UNABLE TO SEE ANY ACFT THROUGH THESE WINDOWS. THERE WERE 2 HELIS, 1 NBOUND ENRTE AND 1 DEPARTING PBI ARPT SBOUND - - COULD NOT SEE EITHER ACFT THROUGH THE WINDOWS. THE ACR RAMP IS PARTIALLY BLOCKED FROM VIEW, AS WELL AS THE GA FBO RAMPS. MOST OF THE RWYS AND TXWYS CANNOT BE SEEN.
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.