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ASOS reported WX clear blo 12000 ft for an 8 hour period when actual conditions were 1000-1500 ft. Controllers were continuously augmenting the WX report.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 333213 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
ASOS was describing ceiling as 'clear blo 120' throughout the period XA00-XI00. Actual conditions were 1000-1500 ft overcast. Continuous augmenting was required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ASOS RPTED WX CLR BLO 12000 FT FOR AN 8 HR PERIOD WHEN ACTUAL CONDITIONS WERE 1000-1500 FT. CTLRS WERE CONTINUOUSLY AUGMENTING THE WX RPT.
Narrative: ASOS WAS DESCRIBING CEILING AS 'CLR BLO 120' THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD XA00-XI00. ACTUAL CONDITIONS WERE 1000-1500 FT OVCST. CONTINUOUS AUGMENTING WAS REQUIRED.
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.