Reporter states the tower air conditioning is inadequate with outside air temperature at 94 degrees ...

Attributes
ACN	338401
Time
Date	199606
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : act
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local other personnel other
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	338401
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

The air conditioning in tower is inadequate to keep up with the afternoon heating. We leave the tower sweating. The outside air temperature 94 degrees. The tower temperature was 84 degrees at XX15. When the texas heat rises into the 100's we could have people faint! Furthermore, the heat could cause all of the equipment in the tower to fail! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the air conditioning system is shared with another room which has a thermostat. Reporter indicated that this room is generally cooler than the tower and so the thermostat is adjusted accordingly which directly affects the tower temperature. Reporter assumes, as stated, that this has been an on-going situation since the reporter has only been at the facility for a short time. Reporter was told by the union representative to file the report. Reporter does not know if the facility manager is aware of or taken action to correct the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR STATES THE TWR AIR CONDITIONING IS INADEQUATE WITH OUTSIDE AIR TEMP AT 94 DEGS AND INSIDE TEMP AT 84 DEGS. RPTR CLAIMS THAT THE HEAT COULD CAUSE PEOPLE TO FAINT AND ALL TWR EQUIP TO FAIL.

Narrative: THE AIR CONDITIONING IN TWR IS INADEQUATE TO KEEP UP WITH THE AFTERNOON HEATING. WE LEAVE THE TWR SWEATING. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP 94 DEGS. THE TWR TEMP WAS 84 DEGS AT XX15. WHEN THE TEXAS HEAT RISES INTO THE 100'S WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE FAINT! FURTHERMORE, THE HEAT COULD CAUSE ALL OF THE EQUIP IN THE TWR TO FAIL! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS IS SHARED WITH ANOTHER ROOM WHICH HAS A THERMOSTAT. RPTR INDICATED THAT THIS ROOM IS GENERALLY COOLER THAN THE TWR AND SO THE THERMOSTAT IS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE TWR TEMP. RPTR ASSUMES, AS STATED, THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING SIT SINCE THE RPTR HAS ONLY BEEN AT THE FACILITY FOR A SHORT TIME. RPTR WAS TOLD BY THE UNION REPRESENTATIVE TO FILE THE RPT. RPTR DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FACILITY MGR IS AWARE OF OR TAKEN ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROB.

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.

Reporter states the tower air conditioning is inadequate with outside air temperature at 94 degrees and inside temperature at 84 degrees. Reporter claims that the heat could cause people to faint and all tower equipment to fail.