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ARTCC controller handling approachs into ktn did not receive timely information that the DME on the only precision approach at the airport had returned to service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zan airport : ktn |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Experience | controller non radar : 12 controller radar : 12 flight time total : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 420189 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lack of proper, accurate, and timely information about equipment needed to make precision approach. On nov/wed/98, I was working anchorage ARTCC sector, southeast alaska. Air carrier X was inbound to ketchican, ak, at about XX25 am local (XC25Z). The facility outage information provided to me showed the DME on the 1-ECH localizer as OTS. This notice was time/date stamped nov/wed/98, at XB15Z. Precision approach to ktn cannot be made without this equipment. At XD30Z I was informed the equipment had been returned to service at XA25Z, some 14 hours earlier. This situation is unacceptable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR HANDLING APCHS INTO KTN DID NOT RECEIVE TIMELY INFO THAT THE DME ON THE ONLY PRECISION APCH AT THE ARPT HAD RETURNED TO SVC.
Narrative: LACK OF PROPER, ACCURATE, AND TIMELY INFO ABOUT EQUIP NEEDED TO MAKE PRECISION APCH. ON NOV/WED/98, I WAS WORKING ANCHORAGE ARTCC SECTOR, SOUTHEAST ALASKA. ACR X WAS INBOUND TO KETCHICAN, AK, AT ABOUT XX25 AM LCL (XC25Z). THE FACILITY OUTAGE INFO PROVIDED TO ME SHOWED THE DME ON THE 1-ECH LOC AS OTS. THIS NOTICE WAS TIME/DATE STAMPED NOV/WED/98, AT XB15Z. PRECISION APCH TO KTN CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT THIS EQUIP. AT XD30Z I WAS INFORMED THE EQUIP HAD BEEN RETURNED TO SVC AT XA25Z, SOME 14 HRS EARLIER. THIS SIT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
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.