Cos controller concerned with existing emergency crash fire rescue equipment coordination procedure.

Attributes
ACN	479425
Time
Date	200007
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos.airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cos.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 4
ASRS Report	479425
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : cos.tower

Narrative:

Air carrier X reported unsafe gear indication on 4 mi final and was handed off back to approach. When I was informed by approach that the pilot was requesting rescue equipment to be standing by near the runway, I attempted to call them on the appropriate line. It was impossible to relay the pertinent information due to the fact that numerous planes are rung through this line and when no one answers the other lines they keep ringing. So you can't tell who has answered or if they can hear you or not. The only place the line should ring is at the rescue facility. The other entities that want to know about emergencys can get the information later and from another source.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COS CTLR CONCERNED WITH EXISTING EMER CFR COORD PROC.

Narrative: ACR X RPTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON 4 MI FINAL AND WAS HANDED OFF BACK TO APCH. WHEN I WAS INFORMED BY APCH THAT THE PLT WAS REQUESTING RESCUE EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY NEAR THE RWY, I ATTEMPTED TO CALL THEM ON THE APPROPRIATE LINE. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO RELAY THE PERTINENT INFO DUE TO THE FACT THAT NUMEROUS PLANES ARE RUNG THROUGH THIS LINE AND WHEN NO ONE ANSWERS THE OTHER LINES THEY KEEP RINGING. SO YOU CAN'T TELL WHO HAS ANSWERED OR IF THEY CAN HEAR YOU OR NOT. THE ONLY PLACE THE LINE SHOULD RING IS AT THE RESCUE FACILITY. THE OTHER ENTITIES THAT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT EMERS CAN GET THE INFO LATER AND FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.

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.