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The d-brite is apparently a big obstruction to the controllers because of its location in the ads tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406349 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ads |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local controller : ground controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 12 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 406349 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
This form is being written to describe an obstruction of vision. The d-brite in ads tower is sitting in a position to which it blocks the line of sight to the runway and the taxiway. I have to jump to see over the d-brite and lean to a point where if I were in a chair I would fall. If standing, I am leaning 3-4 ft over the console to see around it. At this point it is a potential hazard to safety. If we could get the d-brite lowered or receded, it would eliminate the restr visibility problem from the control position in tower and the movement area on the field.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE D-BRITE IS APPARENTLY A BIG OBSTRUCTION TO THE CTLRS BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION IN THE ADS TWR.
Narrative: THIS FORM IS BEING WRITTEN TO DESCRIBE AN OBSTRUCTION OF VISION. THE D-BRITE IN ADS TWR IS SITTING IN A POS TO WHICH IT BLOCKS THE LINE OF SIGHT TO THE RWY AND THE TXWY. I HAVE TO JUMP TO SEE OVER THE D-BRITE AND LEAN TO A POINT WHERE IF I WERE IN A CHAIR I WOULD FALL. IF STANDING, I AM LEANING 3-4 FT OVER THE CONSOLE TO SEE AROUND IT. AT THIS POINT IT IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SAFETY. IF WE COULD GET THE D-BRITE LOWERED OR RECEDED, IT WOULD ELIMINATE THE RESTR VISIBILITY PROB FROM THE CTL POS IN TWR AND THE MOVEMENT AREA ON THE FIELD.
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.