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The ilm commercial airport information chart notifies users that ATIS/ASOS is available on the ATIS frequency when the airport is not manned. However; only ATIS information is automatically available while weather is obtained from ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 837052 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ILM.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The commercial chart page clearly states that the ATIS frequency 124.97 is 'ASOS when tower inop.' but this has not been the case the last two times I have left ilm early in the morning. The issue is that there is no weather information on this frequency before the tower opens. The frequency is broadcasting recorded notams and other airport information; but no weather. I expect the ATIS frequency to have the ASOS and the recorded information when 'ASOS when tower inop' is advertised on our plates. I discussed this with the ground controller this morning. He defended the situation; saying that they configure the ASOS to transmit the weather to washington center when the tower is closed. Either the plates are wrong and need to be changed; or the controllers need to configure the ASOS to broadcast on the ATIS frequency when the tower is inop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The ILM commercial airport information chart notifies users that ATIS/ASOS is available on the ATIS frequency when the airport is not manned. However; only ATIS information is automatically available while weather is obtained from ATC.
Narrative: The commercial chart page clearly states that the ATIS frequency 124.97 is 'ASOS when tower inop.' But this has not been the case the last two times I have left ILM early in the morning. The issue is that there is no weather information on this frequency before the tower opens. The frequency is broadcasting recorded NOTAMs and other airport information; but no weather. I expect the ATIS frequency to have the ASOS and the recorded information when 'ASOS when tower inop' is advertised on our plates. I discussed this with the ground controller this morning. He defended the situation; saying that they configure the ASOS to transmit the weather to Washington Center when the tower is closed. Either the plates are wrong and need to be changed; or the controllers need to configure the ASOS to broadcast on the ATIS frequency when the tower is inop.
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.