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Agc tower runways 10 and 28 GS alarms when one or the other is selected to initiate the runway's ILS system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : agc.tower |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : non radar |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 6 controller time certified in position1 : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 471934 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : rwy 10 gs monitor alarm other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : agc.tower |
Narrative:
Runway 28's glide slope goes into alarm when the ILS runway 10 is selected. The ILS's are independent. When one is selected, the other is supposed to be turned off. Because of the chronic alarms, management has authorized the use of rubber bands to silence these alarms. The problem is that this does not fix the problem. Occasionally runway 10's glide slope does the same thing when runway 28 is selected. A rubber band will not silence runway 10's alarms. For runway 10, we put a tape dispenser on top of the button to silence the alarm along with management's blessing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter alleges that maintenance has advised that they do not have the time to troubleshoot and correct this problem. The rubber band and the tape dispenser are the current approved modes to override these alarms.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AGC TOWER RWYS 10 AND 28 GS ALARMS WHEN ONE OR THE OTHER IS SELECTED TO INITIATE THE RWY'S ILS SYSTEM.
Narrative: RWY 28'S GLIDE SLOPE GOES INTO ALARM WHEN THE ILS RWY 10 IS SELECTED. THE ILS'S ARE INDEPENDENT. WHEN ONE IS SELECTED, THE OTHER IS SUPPOSED TO BE TURNED OFF. BECAUSE OF THE CHRONIC ALARMS, MANAGEMENT HAS AUTHORIZED THE USE OF RUBBER BANDS TO SILENCE THESE ALARMS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. OCCASIONALLY RWY 10'S GLIDE SLOPE DOES THE SAME THING WHEN RWY 28 IS SELECTED. A RUBBER BAND WILL NOT SILENCE RWY 10'S ALARMS. FOR RWY 10, WE PUT A TAPE DISPENSER ON TOP OF THE BUTTON TO SILENCE THE ALARM ALONG WITH MANAGEMENT'S BLESSING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ALLEGES THAT MAINT HAS ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT AND CORRECT THIS PROB. THE RUBBER BAND AND THE TAPE DISPENSER ARE THE CURRENT APPROVED MODES TO OVERRIDE THESE ALARMS.
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.