Reported situation of a water leak dripping on electrical equipment.

Attributes
ACN	384145
Time
Date	199710
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cps
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Dawn
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 10 controller radar : 5 controller supervisory : 2
ASRS Report	384145
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am submitting this report due to an unsafe condition that occurred at our facility. While the recorder tapes were being changed prior to the opening of the control tower, I noticed a leak from overhead. Upon further examination, I noticed that rain had been dripping on electrical equipment. The facility had been unmanned from approximately XX00 the evening before, until our arrival of the day shift at XA50 the following day. Our facility operates 14 hours per day. It had been raining for hours throughout the night. The possibility of an electrical fire during the unmanned hours, as well as during our presence during the shift was a serious threat. I did not attempt to dry the electrical equipment, but I did cover it from further contact. Airways facilities was notified, and a technician could not find the source of the rain water that was entering the building. He did cover the equipment with plastic. A co- worker was witness to the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED SIT OF A WATER LEAK DRIPPING ON ELECTRICAL EQUIP.

Narrative: I AM SUBMITTING THIS RPT DUE TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT OCCURRED AT OUR FACILITY. WHILE THE RECORDER TAPES WERE BEING CHANGED PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE CTL TWR, I NOTICED A LEAK FROM OVERHEAD. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, I NOTICED THAT RAIN HAD BEEN DRIPPING ON ELECTRICAL EQUIP. THE FACILITY HAD BEEN UNMANNED FROM APPROX XX00 THE EVENING BEFORE, UNTIL OUR ARR OF THE DAY SHIFT AT XA50 THE FOLLOWING DAY. OUR FACILITY OPERATES 14 HRS PER DAY. IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR HRS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE DURING THE UNMANNED HRS, AS WELL AS DURING OUR PRESENCE DURING THE SHIFT WAS A SERIOUS THREAT. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DRY THE ELECTRICAL EQUIP, BUT I DID COVER IT FROM FURTHER CONTACT. AIRWAYS FACILITIES WAS NOTIFIED, AND A TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE RAIN WATER THAT WAS ENTERING THE BUILDING. HE DID COVER THE EQUIP WITH PLASTIC. A CO- WORKER WAS WITNESS TO THE PROB.

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.