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Ftw controller describes problem involving both runway 16 edge lights and reils regarding their maintenance and available intensity levels.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 643266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ftw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 643266 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | lighting : ftw.airport |
Narrative:
The problem I am reporting is with the airport and their maintenance of field lighting; specifically the runway lights for runway 16/34 and the reils for runway 34. Currently; the runway light intensity for runway 16/34 appears non-standard. The reils for runway 34 do not work in the low and medium settings. A little history on the reils; they were installed because of a rash of aircraft landing on the taxiway instead of the runway. These were added for safety and have only worked on high intensity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FTW CTLR DESCRIBES PROB INVOLVING BOTH RWY 16 EDGE LIGHTS AND REILS REGARDING THEIR MAINT AND AVAILABLE INTENSITY LEVELS.
Narrative: THE PROB I AM RPTING IS WITH THE ARPT AND THEIR MAINT OF FIELD LIGHTING; SPECIFICALLY THE RWY LIGHTS FOR RWY 16/34 AND THE REILS FOR RWY 34. CURRENTLY; THE RWY LIGHT INTENSITY FOR RWY 16/34 APPEARS NON-STANDARD. THE REILS FOR RWY 34 DO NOT WORK IN THE LOW AND MEDIUM SETTINGS. A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE REILS; THEY WERE INSTALLED BECAUSE OF A RASH OF ACFT LNDG ON THE TXWY INSTEAD OF THE RWY. THESE WERE ADDED FOR SAFETY AND HAVE ONLY WORKED ON HIGH INTENSITY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.