Narrative:

The frequency of reoccurring equipment outages are at an all-time high at this facility. For example our drop tube, which is based on gravity, is constantly jamming up. Jun/thu/96, we logged 23 stoppages in a 14 hour period. I personally have filed 2 ucr's on the dangerously distracting situation. Our af manager has ignored our request all day to clean it out. This situation will one day cause an error. Union has expressed its concern but the words are falling on deaf ears at this point. For the database: we (ATC) desperately need a new system. There are several towers with similar problems that our technicians are unable or unwilling to solve. Thank you for your time and for the program you provide to ATC.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR STATES THAT FLT DATA STRIPS FROM THE TWR TO THE TRACON ARE GETTING JAMMED IN THE GRAVITY FEED DROP TUBE. RPTR ALLEGES THAT THE AF MGR HAS IGNORED THE REQUEST TO CLEAN IT OUT. RPTR STATES THAT 2 UCR'S HAVE BEEN FILED.

Narrative: THE FREQ OF REOCCURRING EQUIP OUTAGES ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH AT THIS FACILITY. FOR EXAMPLE OUR DROP TUBE, WHICH IS BASED ON GRAVITY, IS CONSTANTLY JAMMING UP. JUN/THU/96, WE LOGGED 23 STOPPAGES IN A 14 HR PERIOD. I PERSONALLY HAVE FILED 2 UCR'S ON THE DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTING SIT. OUR AF MGR HAS IGNORED OUR REQUEST ALL DAY TO CLEAN IT OUT. THIS SIT WILL ONE DAY CAUSE AN ERROR. UNION HAS EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN BUT THE WORDS ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS AT THIS POINT. FOR THE DATABASE: WE (ATC) DESPERATELY NEED A NEW SYS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TWRS WITH SIMILAR PROBS THAT OUR TECHNICIANS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO SOLVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR THE PROGRAM YOU PROVIDE TO ATC.

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.