Tower evacuate/evacuationed because of fumes.

Attributes
ACN	300897
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jan
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	300897
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

For the second time in 2 weeks (other occurrence 3/xx/95) the tower and approach control were evacuate/evacuationed and ATC service was suspended due to airport air conditioning system failing and releasing refrigerant mixed with lubricant and possibly other substances into ATC operating quarters. One controller went home sick, and others complained of headache, nausea, and dizziness afterward. First evacuate/evacuation lasted 13 mins, second 20 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR EVACED BECAUSE OF FUMES.

Narrative: FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 WKS (OTHER OCCURRENCE 3/XX/95) THE TWR AND APCH CTL WERE EVACED AND ATC SVC WAS SUSPENDED DUE TO ARPT AIR CONDITIONING SYS FAILING AND RELEASING REFRIGERANT MIXED WITH LUBRICANT AND POSSIBLY OTHER SUBSTANCES INTO ATC OPERATING QUARTERS. ONE CTLR WENT HOME SICK, AND OTHERS COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, NAUSEA, AND DIZZINESS AFTERWARD. FIRST EVAC LASTED 13 MINS, SECOND 20 MINS.

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.