ATC equipment problem communication icss position failed. Ongoing problem.

Attributes
ACN	274941
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pae
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	274941
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

We have had an ongoing problem with our icss system. The position's fail at random. Sometimes they can be reset in the cabin attendant and at other times they have to be reset in the equipment room 3 floors down. This is an unsafe condition and could lead to an incident or accident if they should fail at a critical time. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the problem was found to be in the mother board of the system and this has been replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB COM ICSS POS FAILED. ONGOING PROB.

Narrative: WE HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROB WITH OUR ICSS SYS. THE POS'S FAIL AT RANDOM. SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE RESET IN THE CAB AND AT OTHER TIMES THEY HAVE TO BE RESET IN THE EQUIP ROOM 3 FLOORS DOWN. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND COULD LEAD TO AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT IF THEY SHOULD FAIL AT A CRITICAL TIME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE PROB WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE MOTHER BOARD OF THE SYS AND THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED.

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.