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Yng controller expressed concern regarding the currency and accuracy of the information displayed on the ids-4 system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 673071 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yng.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 673071 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | computer equipment : yng.tracon |
Narrative:
The information display system (ids-4) provides easy access to information for controller usage while working a control position. Information such as instrument approach charts; frequencys; letters of agreement; standard operating procedures; emergency airport information; and military training rtes are contained in the ids. The ids is a critical piece of equipment to provide vital information to the air traffic operation and it is imperative that this information be accurate and current. The ids system at yng ATCT is not current or accurate. Instrument approach charts are out dated along with numerous other references. Hard copies of the information are somewhat available but require flipping through large binders. For the most part the information contained on the ids-4 is not easily accessible by other means. This condition has been known to FAA management at yng ATCT since january 2005.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: YNG CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE CURRENCY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFO DISPLAYED ON THE IDS-4 SYSTEM.
Narrative: THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM (IDS-4) PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO INFO FOR CTLR USAGE WHILE WORKING A CTL POSITION. INFO SUCH AS INSTRUMENT APCH CHARTS; FREQS; LETTERS OF AGREEMENT; STANDARD OPERATING PROCS; EMER ARPT INFO; AND MIL TRAINING RTES ARE CONTAINED IN THE IDS. THE IDS IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF EQUIP TO PROVIDE VITAL INFO TO THE AIR TFC OP AND IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS INFO BE ACCURATE AND CURRENT. THE IDS SYSTEM AT YNG ATCT IS NOT CURRENT OR ACCURATE. INSTRUMENT APCH CHARTS ARE OUT DATED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER REFERENCES. HARD COPIES OF THE INFO ARE SOMEWHAT AVAILABLE BUT REQUIRE FLIPPING THROUGH LARGE BINDERS. FOR THE MOST PART THE INFO CONTAINED ON THE IDS-4 IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY OTHER MEANS. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN KNOWN TO FAA MANAGEMENT AT YNG ATCT SINCE JANUARY 2005.
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.