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Lit controller expressed concern regarding the ids system displays that causes glare on the radar displays.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709938 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lit.tracon |
| State Reference | AR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 controller time certified in position1 : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 709938 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The informational display system (ids) is located above the radar scope at all position in TRACON. As they have gotten older the screens are failing. At the radar west position the ids was replaced with a flat screen monitor. This particular monitor cannot be adjusted to a low light setting and is therefore too bright. This causes glare on the radar scope. I had been wearing a visor to block this light from my eyes; solving the problem. Due to the new work rules that the FAA has imposed on the work force I have been told I can no longer wear anything to block the illumination from the ids. Without either something to block the illumination or a monitor that can be adjusted to an acceptable level; I am forced to turn the display off. This keeps vital information I need to safely work aircraft not readily available. Monitors that can be adjusted are available; our stars monitors can be adjusted to acceptable levels.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LIT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE IDS SYS DISPLAYS THAT CAUSES GLARE ON THE RADAR DISPLAYS.
Narrative: THE INFORMATIONAL DISPLAY SYS (IDS) IS LOCATED ABOVE THE RADAR SCOPE AT ALL POS IN TRACON. AS THEY HAVE GOTTEN OLDER THE SCREENS ARE FAILING. AT THE RADAR W POS THE IDS WAS REPLACED WITH A FLAT SCREEN MONITOR. THIS PARTICULAR MONITOR CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO A LOW LIGHT SETTING AND IS THEREFORE TOO BRIGHT. THIS CAUSES GLARE ON THE RADAR SCOPE. I HAD BEEN WEARING A VISOR TO BLOCK THIS LIGHT FROM MY EYES; SOLVING THE PROB. DUE TO THE NEW WORK RULES THAT THE FAA HAS IMPOSED ON THE WORK FORCE I HAVE BEEN TOLD I CAN NO LONGER WEAR ANYTHING TO BLOCK THE ILLUMINATION FROM THE IDS. WITHOUT EITHER SOMETHING TO BLOCK THE ILLUMINATION OR A MONITOR THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL; I AM FORCED TO TURN THE DISPLAY OFF. THIS KEEPS VITAL INFO I NEED TO SAFELY WORK ACFT NOT READILY AVAILABLE. MONITORS THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED ARE AVAILABLE; OUR STARS MONITORS CAN BE ADJUSTED TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.
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.