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Reporter (tower controller) says that the ASOS failed to transmit WX for dissemination. Controller had to manually sent it, and says this is an on-going problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cos |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 flight time total : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 337880 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
On jun/xx/96, ASOS equipment failed to transmit for dissemination, the XA55Z (XF55 local) automated WX observation. Manual dissemination was required. This is a frequent and on-going problem with the automated WX system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR (TWR CTLR) SAYS THAT THE ASOS FAILED TO XMIT WX FOR DISSEMINATION. CTLR HAD TO MANUALLY SENT IT, AND SAYS THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROB.
Narrative: ON JUN/XX/96, ASOS EQUIP FAILED TO XMIT FOR DISSEMINATION, THE XA55Z (XF55 LCL) AUTOMATED WX OBSERVATION. MANUAL DISSEMINATION WAS REQUIRED. THIS IS A FREQUENT AND ON-GOING PROB WITH THE AUTOMATED WX SYS.
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.