FAA contract tower failed to inform ARTCC of new WX and ATIS information.

Attributes
ACN	295030
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : txk
State Reference	AR
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : txk
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	295030
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The FAA contract tower failed to notify center of ATIS change. (Center serves as approach for this tower). This is not the first occurrence of the tower forgetting to update the ATIS. On several occasions, the tower reported they were 'too busy' to complete the ATIS. (One must wonder what the staffing was at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA CONTRACT TWR FAILED TO INFORM ARTCC OF NEW WX AND ATIS INFO.

Narrative: THE FAA CONTRACT TWR FAILED TO NOTIFY CTR OF ATIS CHANGE. (CTR SERVES AS APCH FOR THIS TWR). THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE TWR FORGETTING TO UPDATE THE ATIS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TWR RPTED THEY WERE 'TOO BUSY' TO COMPLETE THE ATIS. (ONE MUST WONDER WHAT THE STAFFING WAS AT THE TIME.

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.