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Controller claims that diesel and jet fumes are entering radar room through the ducting system and causing a problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fai |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : grr |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 234131 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Overpwring diesel fumes permeated the tracab radar room. The fumes from the diesel backup generator and jet fuel exhaust enter the intake hvac duct and fill the building. This is a recurring problem. Many ucr's have been filed with the FAA, all to no avail.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT DIESEL AND JET FUMES ARE ENTERING RADAR ROOM THROUGH THE DUCTING SYS AND CAUSING A PROB.
Narrative: OVERPWRING DIESEL FUMES PERMEATED THE TRACAB RADAR ROOM. THE FUMES FROM THE DIESEL BACKUP GENERATOR AND JET FUEL EXHAUST ENTER THE INTAKE HVAC DUCT AND FILL THE BUILDING. THIS IS A RECURRING PROB. MANY UCR'S HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE FAA, ALL TO NO AVAIL.
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.