Narrative:

The mht rotating beacon is OTS and has been for over 4 weeks. The air carrier pilots have serious difficulty seeing the airport. This creates more workload on the pilots and controller who have to vector to ILS final approach. This situation is a safety issue and the rotating beacon should be repaired as soon as possible. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that the beacon has now been OTS for about 60 days. It is maintained by the airport authority and numerous reports have been submitted for its repair. A NOTAM has been issued and controllers have been operating other airport lighting at maximum setting to aid arriving pilots in identifying the airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROTATING BEACON OTS AT MHT, NH.

Narrative: THE MHT ROTATING BEACON IS OTS AND HAS BEEN FOR OVER 4 WEEKS. THE ACR PLTS HAVE SERIOUS DIFFICULTY SEEING THE ARPT. THIS CREATES MORE WORKLOAD ON THE PLTS AND CTLR WHO HAVE TO VECTOR TO ILS FINAL APCH. THIS SIT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE ROTATING BEACON SHOULD BE REPAIRED ASAP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT THE BEACON HAS NOW BEEN OTS FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS. IT IS MAINTAINED BY THE ARPT AUTHORITY AND NUMEROUS RPTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR ITS REPAIR. A NOTAM HAS BEEN ISSUED AND CTLRS HAVE BEEN OPERATING OTHER ARPT LIGHTING AT MAXIMUM SETTING TO AID ARRIVING PLTS IN IDENTIFYING THE ARPT.

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.