Controller claims that there is no emergency lighting in the TRACON when the main power goes out.

Attributes
ACN	236546
Time
Date	199303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btr
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	236546
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

There is no emergency lighting in the btr TRACON. Facility directives require that in the event of a radar failure/power outage, non-radar approach control service be provided from the TRACON. This is a complete impossibility if a complete power failure occurs and the backup system does not come on line. As has happened on at least 1 occasion. The TRACON was so dark that the on/off switch on the emergency transceivers could not be found. Ucr submitted mar/93.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO EMER LIGHTING IN THE TRACON WHEN THE MAIN PWR GOES OUT.

Narrative: THERE IS NO EMER LIGHTING IN THE BTR TRACON. FACILITY DIRECTIVES REQUIRE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A RADAR FAILURE/PWR OUTAGE, NON-RADAR APCH CTL SVC BE PROVIDED FROM THE TRACON. THIS IS A COMPLETE IMPOSSIBILITY IF A COMPLETE PWR FAILURE OCCURS AND THE BACKUP SYS DOES NOT COME ON LINE. AS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 1 OCCASION. THE TRACON WAS SO DARK THAT THE ON/OFF SWITCH ON THE EMER TRANSCEIVERS COULD NOT BE FOUND. UCR SUBMITTED MAR/93.

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.