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Adw approach control does not have ARTS or tpx-42 which would allow the controller to have altitude readout on the radar scope.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : adw |
| State Reference | MD |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : adw tower : mdw |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 5 controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 118980 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Why is a level 3 tower/approach that is only 8 mi from dca, 20 from bwi and iad, 35 from pxt (nhk), and within a type 1 TCA have no ARTS or tpx-42? Andrews AFB is a very serious accident waiting to happen. As home of air force one, does our aviator president have any idea of the state of the ATC facility at his airport? No one at andrews seems to have any straight answers for this very straight question: how can we require aircraft within our portion of the TCA to have mode C when our equipment is so old that it can't even read mode C? I am very concerned as I will probably work at adw for many years.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ADW APCH CTL DOES NOT HAVE ARTS OR TPX-42 WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CTLR TO HAVE ALT READOUT ON THE RADAR SCOPE.
Narrative: WHY IS A LEVEL 3 TWR/APCH THAT IS ONLY 8 MI FROM DCA, 20 FROM BWI AND IAD, 35 FROM PXT (NHK), AND WITHIN A TYPE 1 TCA HAVE NO ARTS OR TPX-42? ANDREWS AFB IS A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS HOME OF AIR FORCE ONE, DOES OUR AVIATOR PRESIDENT HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE STATE OF THE ATC FAC AT HIS ARPT? NO ONE AT ANDREWS SEEMS TO HAVE ANY STRAIGHT ANSWERS FOR THIS VERY STRAIGHT QUESTION: HOW CAN WE REQUIRE ACFT WITHIN OUR PORTION OF THE TCA TO HAVE MODE C WHEN OUR EQUIPMENT IS SO OLD THAT IT CAN'T EVEN READ MODE C? I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I WILL PROBABLY WORK AT ADW FOR MANY YEARS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.