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Sav tower controller concerned with intermittent, recurrent UHF outage. Controller wants frequency repaired at date of outage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dxr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1450 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dxr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dxr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 642 flight time type : 156 |
| ASRS Report | 516922 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Radar frequency (sav ATCT) XXX.Y has had numerous outages since jul/tue/01. However XXX-Y main transmitter has been OTS for 5 days to present. The frequency has not been worked in a timely manner. I have advised management my concern. Solution: fix problem the day it occurs! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: controller advised that, yes, the equipment was old when installed in 1977, and equipment problems are frequent. A new tower has been authority/authorized and construction will begin soon. New equipment will be installed, especially since the facility was notified that the local telecom company has advised that they will no longer provide repair support for the old equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAV TWR CTLR CONCERNED WITH INTERMITTENT, RECURRENT UHF OUTAGE. CTLR WANTS FREQ REPAIRED AT DATE OF OUTAGE.
Narrative: RADAR FREQ (SAV ATCT) XXX.Y HAS HAD NUMEROUS OUTAGES SINCE JUL/TUE/01. HOWEVER XXX-Y MAIN XMITTER HAS BEEN OTS FOR 5 DAYS TO PRESENT. THE FREQ HAS NOT BEEN WORKED IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVE ADVISED MGMNT MY CONCERN. SOLUTION: FIX PROB THE DAY IT OCCURS! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CTLR ADVISED THAT, YES, THE EQUIP WAS OLD WHEN INSTALLED IN 1977, AND EQUIP PROBS ARE FREQUENT. A NEW TWR HAS BEEN AUTH AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN SOON. NEW EQUIP WILL BE INSTALLED, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE FACILITY WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LCL TELECOM COMPANY HAS ADVISED THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE REPAIR SUPPORT FOR THE OLD EQUIP.
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.