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Crw controller voiced concern regarding the continued outage of the bkw VORTAC and the FAA plans not to repair but replace it; resulting in further delays prior to operational use.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 832426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CRW.TRACON |
| State Reference | WV |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Non Radar 6.5 Air Traffic Control Radar 4.6 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other NAVAID Outage |
Narrative:
The bkw VORTAC has been out of service for several months. Today I learned that there are no plans to repair the existing VORTAC. Instead; the FAA has ordered a new VOR with doppler. The problem is that the new equipment is on back order for several months then it will take another 3-4 months to install the new one. The bkw VORTAC is not only a high altitude NAVAID; it also has several different approaches that rely on the VORTAC for not only approach references; but missed approach procedures. Due to the mountainous terrain in the area; the bkw VORTAC is a vital piece of equipment used for navigation that should not be out of service for any type of extended period. This is another case of trying to save money at the expense of aviation safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRW controller voiced concern regarding the continued outage of the BKW VORTAC and the FAA plans not to repair but replace it; resulting in further delays prior to operational use.
Narrative: The BKW VORTAC has been out of service for several months. Today I learned that there are no plans to repair the existing VORTAC. Instead; the FAA has ordered a new VOR with Doppler. The problem is that the new equipment is on back order for several months then it will take another 3-4 months to install the new one. The BKW VORTAC is not only a high altitude NAVAID; it also has several different approaches that rely on the VORTAC for not only approach references; but missed approach procedures. Due to the mountainous terrain in the area; the BKW VORTAC is a vital piece of equipment used for navigation that should not be out of service for any type of extended period. This is another case of trying to save money at the expense of aviation safety.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.