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Hayward tower controller reported losing radios and having to use one back up radio between all the positions in the tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1590566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HWD.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
[My trainer and I] had just assumed the local control number 1 position to begin training and immediately lost all radios on our etvs [enhanced terminal voice switch] system. At the same time ground control lost all of their radios and the ATIS frequency was not working either. My trainer immediately took the position and tried the emergency backup jacks in the tower cab and neither [ground control] or [local control] worked. My trainer then began to use the portable radio and had to work ground control and local control due to our facility only having 'one' [radio]. We remained in alert status for the next 2-3 hours until FAA technicians arrived. The very next day the same problem occurred which put us back in alert status.my recommendation is for us to have a 'second' [radio] backup radio for ground control to relieve some of the workload on [local control] when we have this situation in the future. Usually at most of my previous facilities we had two radios; one for [ground control] and one for [local control].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Hayward Tower Controller reported losing radios and having to use one back up radio between all the positions in the Tower.
Narrative: [My trainer and I] had just assumed the Local Control Number 1 position to begin training and immediately lost all radios on our ETVs [Enhanced Terminal Voice Switch] system. At the same time Ground Control lost all of their radios and the ATIS frequency was not working either. My trainer immediately took the position and tried the emergency backup jacks in the tower cab and neither [Ground Control] or [Local Control] worked. My trainer then began to use the portable radio and had to work Ground Control and Local Control due to our facility only having 'one' [radio]. We remained in alert status for the next 2-3 hours until FAA Technicians arrived. The very next day the same problem occurred which put us back in alert status.My recommendation is for us to have a 'second' [radio] backup radio for Ground Control to relieve some of the workload on [Local Control] when we have this situation in the future. Usually at most of my previous facilities we had two radios; one for [Ground Control] and one for [Local Control].
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.