ATC equipment problem radio icss equipment.

Attributes
ACN	265369
Time
Date	199403
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sat
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	265369
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The communication equipment, i.e., radios, on the local control position in use, LC2, would intermittently cease transmitting in the middle of a broadcast. This caused a gross inefficiently in the system as I had to take valuable time re-stating the control instructions instead of being able to devote time to moving other air traffic. Additionally the potential for loss of separation or accidents is greatly magnified if timely instructions cannot be completed. Greater emphasis must be placed on maintenance and repair of vital equipment necessary to the ATC system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADIO ICSS EQUIP.

Narrative: THE COM EQUIP, I.E., RADIOS, ON THE LCL CTL POS IN USE, LC2, WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CEASE XMITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BROADCAST. THIS CAUSED A GROSS INEFFICIENTLY IN THE SYS AS I HAD TO TAKE VALUABLE TIME RE-STATING THE CTL INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO DEVOTE TIME TO MOVING OTHER AIR TFC. ADDITIONALLY THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF SEPARATION OR ACCIDENTS IS GREATLY MAGNIFIED IF TIMELY INSTRUCTIONS CANNOT BE COMPLETED. GREATER EMPHASIS MUST BE PLACED ON MAINT AND REPAIR OF VITAL EQUIP NECESSARY TO THE ATC SYS.

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.