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Automatic fail system for runway lighting HIRL, runway light setting lit a closed runway in a night operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mli airport : mil |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 280648 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The quad city airport is open from 5 am to 11 pm daily. Between 11 pm and 5 am, ZAU works the airspace. When the controllers close the tower at 11 pm, the airport lights are off for runway 5/23 and runway 13/31. Only runway 9/27 is lighted. Runway 13/31 is also closed for construction. If the system malfunctions, all lights come on on high intensity. Runway 13/31 was supposed to have been disconnected from the system. Sometime after the controllers left at 11 pm on aug/xx/94, a malfunction occurred and all lights came up on high -- including the runway lights for runway 13/31. These lights were on until the controllers came in at 5 am and turned them off. Luckily, no aircraft came in and landed on that runway. The runway lights for runway 13/31 should be disconnected. The runway has been closed for over a yr. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the runway opened about one month ago so that the issue of the runway lighting is a non event for the future. Maintenance supervisor failed to advise ATC when they reconnected the power lines to the 'closed' runway. Intrafac coordination fell down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AUTO FAIL SYS FOR RWY LIGHTING HIRL, RWY LIGHT SETTING LIT A CLOSED RWY IN A NIGHT OP.
Narrative: THE QUAD CITY ARPT IS OPEN FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM DAILY. BTWN 11 PM AND 5 AM, ZAU WORKS THE AIRSPACE. WHEN THE CTLRS CLOSE THE TWR AT 11 PM, THE ARPT LIGHTS ARE OFF FOR RWY 5/23 AND RWY 13/31. ONLY RWY 9/27 IS LIGHTED. RWY 13/31 IS ALSO CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION. IF THE SYS MALFUNCTIONS, ALL LIGHTS COME ON ON HIGH INTENSITY. RWY 13/31 WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE SYS. SOMETIME AFTER THE CTLRS LEFT AT 11 PM ON AUG/XX/94, A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AND ALL LIGHTS CAME UP ON HIGH -- INCLUDING THE RWY LIGHTS FOR RWY 13/31. THESE LIGHTS WERE ON UNTIL THE CTLRS CAME IN AT 5 AM AND TURNED THEM OFF. LUCKILY, NO ACFT CAME IN AND LANDED ON THAT RWY. THE RWY LIGHTS FOR RWY 13/31 SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED. THE RWY HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR OVER A YR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE RWY OPENED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO SO THAT THE ISSUE OF THE RWY LIGHTING IS A NON EVENT FOR THE FUTURE. MAINT SUPVR FAILED TO ADVISE ATC WHEN THEY RECONNECTED THE PWR LINES TO THE 'CLOSED' RWY. INTRAFAC COORD FELL DOWN.
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.