Asde equipment OTS.

Attributes
ACN	167722
Time
Date	199101
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	167722
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

The asde ground radar has been out of service since nov and we have been informed that this situation will continue for 3 months more. This is unacceptable. We have been told that there is nothing they can do because our equipment is one of only a few left in the world. Controllers should not have to work with antiquated equipment let alone work west/O any at all. We believe this is a safety item and I therefore believe something should definitely be done. This tower has equipment older than some smaller facs because we are waiting for the 'new' tower. This should never be the case when it comes to safety. We need to be able to ensure the aircraft are indeed off the runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ASDE EQUIPMENT OTS.

Narrative: THE ASDE GND RADAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SVC SINCE NOV AND WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS SITUATION WILL CONTINUE FOR 3 MONTHS MORE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE OUR EQUIP IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW LEFT IN THE WORLD. CTLRS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORK WITH ANTIQUATED EQUIP LET ALONE WORK W/O ANY AT ALL. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND I THEREFORE BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD DEFINITELY BE DONE. THIS TWR HAS EQUIP OLDER THAN SOME SMALLER FACS BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE 'NEW' TWR. THIS SHOULD NEVER BE THE CASE WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THE ACFT ARE INDEED OFF THE RWYS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.