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Lga controller expressed concerns regarding amass limitation(south) and supervisor's decision to operate amass in limited mode.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 699805 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lga.tower |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Rain |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : clearance delivery controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 7 controller time certified in position2 : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 699805 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Weather |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Amass (airport movement area safety system) was set in limited mode due to approaching thunderstorms; rendering the equipment ineffective. This was done at the direction of the watch supervisor. Corrective action: 1) increase ground delay programs to lga in order to provide increased spacing on final and keep amass in operational mode. 2) install asde-X system which can be reliably used during inclement WX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGA CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERNS REGARDING AMASS LIMITATION(S) AND SUPVR'S DECISION TO OPERATE AMASS IN LIMITED MODE.
Narrative: AMASS (ARPT MOVEMENT AREA SAFETY SYS) WAS SET IN LIMITED MODE DUE TO APCHING TSTMS; RENDERING THE EQUIP INEFFECTIVE. THIS WAS DONE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE WATCH SUPVR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) INCREASE GND DELAY PROGRAMS TO LGA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE INCREASED SPACING ON FINAL AND KEEP AMASS IN OPERATIONAL MODE. 2) INSTALL ASDE-X SYS WHICH CAN BE RELIABLY USED DURING INCLEMENT WX.
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.