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Supervisor controller frustration report on equipment outages at the tower and TRACON at mem. LLWAS, departure radar scope, mode south channel a, video maps and keypacks all OTS at one time or another during his shift. Reporter says traditional ways to get equipment repaired are not working.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324441 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mem |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 324441 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
We are always having to work around equipment outages. Tonight's list is so long it is hard to believe this facility is operational. For well over 1 1/2 months the controllers have been complaining about the frequency problems. As of today no change. Our LLWAS OTS. Departure west scope OTS. Mode south channel a OTS. Video maps OTS or loss of redundancy. Keypacks are unusable due to lack of maintenance. I don't know what it's going to take to get this equipment repaired but traditional ways are not working.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPVR CTLR FRUSTRATION RPT ON EQUIP OUTAGES AT THE TWR AND TRACON AT MEM. LLWAS, DEP RADAR SCOPE, MODE S CHANNEL A, VIDEO MAPS AND KEYPACKS ALL OTS AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER DURING HIS SHIFT. RPTR SAYS TRADITIONAL WAYS TO GET EQUIP REPAIRED ARE NOT WORKING.
Narrative: WE ARE ALWAYS HAVING TO WORK AROUND EQUIP OUTAGES. TONIGHT'S LIST IS SO LONG IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS FACILITY IS OPERATIONAL. FOR WELL OVER 1 1/2 MONTHS THE CTLRS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FREQ PROBS. AS OF TODAY NO CHANGE. OUR LLWAS OTS. DEP W SCOPE OTS. MODE S CHANNEL A OTS. VIDEO MAPS OTS OR LOSS OF REDUNDANCY. KEYPACKS ARE UNUSABLE DUE TO LACK OF MAINT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS EQUIP REPAIRED BUT TRADITIONAL WAYS ARE NOT WORKING.
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.