Sav approach controller concerned with hxd localizer DME runway 21 OTS for extended period of time.

Attributes
ACN	600080
Time
Date	200311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hxd.airport
State Reference	SC
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	600080
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airport
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

The localizer/DME runway 21 at hilton head, sc, has been OTS for several weeks. We need to get it operational because of the low minimums it has on the approach compared to the other approach minimums. We also end up holding aircraft and this interferes with the safe flight of our overflts. Please repair this problem. I do understand it is not owned by FAA personnel and a contractor from hilton head airport is responsible for it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV APCH CTLR CONCERNED WITH HXD LOC DME RWY 21 OTS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

Narrative: THE LOC/DME RWY 21 AT HILTON HEAD, SC, HAS BEEN OTS FOR SEVERAL WKS. WE NEED TO GET IT OPERATIONAL BECAUSE OF THE LOW MINIMUMS IT HAS ON THE APCH COMPARED TO THE OTHER APCH MINIMUMS. WE ALSO END UP HOLDING ACFT AND THIS INTERFERES WITH THE SAFE FLT OF OUR OVERFLTS. PLEASE REPAIR THIS PROB. I DO UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT OWNED BY FAA PERSONNEL AND A CONTRACTOR FROM HILTON HEAD ARPT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

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.