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Tower controller voiced concern regarding the FSS refusal to issue a NOTAM reference a rotating beacon outage; FSS asserted only airport personnel could initiate the NOTAM.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 917383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Two pilots reported the rotating beacon out of service at a nearby airport. Notified flight service; they would not issue a NOTAM due to the fact that I was not airport management. Recommendation; issue the NOTAM. While the rotating beacon is not the most safety related piece of equipment; would they not issue a NOTAM if there was a major safety problem? If this is a change; and it is; that flight service is making; then it either needs to be changed back; two pilot reports use to be good enough to issue a NOTAM; or let all of the FAA know; because I sure didn't. Do we want air traffic to be trying to find someone from airport management at all the small airports around the country to issue NOTAMS due to pilot reported outages?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tower Controller voiced concern regarding the FSS refusal to issue a NOTAM reference a rotating beacon outage; FSS asserted only airport personnel could initiate the NOTAM.
Narrative: Two pilots reported the rotating beacon out of service at a nearby airport. Notified Flight Service; they would not issue a NOTAM due to the fact that I was not Airport Management. Recommendation; issue the NOTAM. While the rotating beacon is not the most safety related piece of equipment; would they not issue a NOTAM if there was a major safety problem? If this is a change; and it is; that Flight Service is making; then it either needs to be changed back; two pilot reports use to be good enough to issue a NOTAM; or let all of the FAA know; because I sure didn't. Do we want Air Traffic to be trying to find someone from Airport Management at all the small airports around the country to issue NOTAMS due to pilot reported outages?
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.