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Air carrier pilot reports poor ATIS reception between jnu and situation results in inadequate time to properly plan for and prepare apches.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : hward |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 689486 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : sit.fss |
Narrative:
I just want to report a lack of coverage of ATIS coverage between jnu and situation. We had the same problem two weeks in a row. We take off from jnu with WX approximately one hour old. During this short flight with all the cockpit duties; in addition to an rnp departure and approach; I spent a considerable amount of time trying to get ATIS. By the time we were 30 miles from situation all I was able to get was; 'information -- 4 - set -- 5 -- broken ---?KTS ---.' totally worthless. I finally asked center; he just gave me the same old stuff I got from jnu. We were flying the rnp approach to runway 11. Once we checked in with situation radio on 123.6; he reported the wind out of the west at 13 KTS. In the middle of the approach; we had to coordinate with situation radio to be re cleared for the rnp to runway 29; a lot of extra work on such a short flight. I would not be writing this except the same thing happened on the same flight the week prior. I don't know if this is a terrain problem or possibly a hardware problem with FSS; but it would be nice to get the current WX in a timely manner because the WX seems to change rapidly this time of year.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR PLT RPTS POOR ATIS RECEPTION BETWEEN JNU AND SIT RESULTS IN INADEQUATE TIME TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR AND PREPARE APCHES.
Narrative: I JUST WANT TO RPT A LACK OF COVERAGE OF ATIS COVERAGE BETWEEN JNU AND SIT. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. WE TAKE OFF FROM JNU WITH WX APPROX ONE HOUR OLD. DURING THIS SHORT FLT WITH ALL THE COCKPIT DUTIES; IN ADDITION TO AN RNP DEP AND APCH; I SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TRYING TO GET ATIS. BY THE TIME WE WERE 30 MILES FROM SIT ALL I WAS ABLE TO GET WAS; 'INFO -- 4 - SET -- 5 -- BKN ---?KTS ---.' TOTALLY WORTHLESS. I FINALLY ASKED CTR; HE JUST GAVE ME THE SAME OLD STUFF I GOT FROM JNU. WE WERE FLYING THE RNP APCH TO RWY 11. ONCE WE CHKED IN WITH SIT RADIO ON 123.6; HE RPTED THE WIND OUT OF THE WEST AT 13 KTS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE APCH; WE HAD TO COORDINATE WITH SIT RADIO TO BE RE CLRED FOR THE RNP TO RWY 29; A LOT OF EXTRA WORK ON SUCH A SHORT FLT. I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS EXCEPT THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE SAME FLT THE WEEK PRIOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A TERRAIN PROBLEM OR POSSIBLY A HARDWARE PROBLEM WITH FSS; BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET THE CURRENT WX IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE THE WX SEEMS TO CHANGE RAPIDLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.
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.