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Jfk tower controller reported emergency vehicles on the runway were not in communication with ATC and not visible on asde.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1618651 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JFK.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Aircraft X landed 22L and exited the runway. Aircraft X advised LC1 they have hot brakes. Cab coordinator and controller in charge made calls to roll the trucks. Aircraft Y was on the ILS 22R. Ground control 1 advised there were trucks on 22R that were not in communication with ATC. Everyone made a blanket transmission to attempt to get a hold of the trucks. After several failed attempts aircraft Y was told to go around.not one of the trucks (maybe 5-6 of them) showed up on the asde-X. No primaries; nothing. If the visibility was low this most definitely would have resulted in an accident. The asde-X has been acting up for several months now; with an upcoming major construction project this needs to be fixed. Driver training to include local ATC. I don't know who teaches these driver classes but it might be a good idea to include ATC on it in some way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JFK Tower Controller reported emergency vehicles on the runway were not in communication with ATC and not visible on ASDE.
Narrative: Aircraft X landed 22L and exited the runway. Aircraft X advised LC1 they have hot brakes. Cab Coordinator and Controller in Charge made calls to roll the trucks. Aircraft Y was on the ILS 22R. Ground Control 1 advised there were trucks on 22R that were not in communication with ATC. Everyone made a blanket transmission to attempt to get a hold of the trucks. After several failed attempts Aircraft Y was told to go around.Not one of the trucks (maybe 5-6 of them) showed up on the ASDE-X. No primaries; nothing. If the visibility was low this most definitely would have resulted in an accident. The ASDE-X has been acting up for several months now; with an upcoming major construction project this needs to be fixed. Driver training to include local ATC. I don't know who teaches these driver classes but it might be a good idea to include ATC on it in some way.
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.