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Reporter at ATCT states that contract WX service at lax is not as effective as NWS service due to limited staffing provided by contractor. Conflict of duties delays altimeter verification procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hhr airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 340141 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
On a daily basis, as part of our opening checklists, we are required to contact the contract WX office located at los angeles airport to do an altimeter check prior to doing our WX observation and opening. Since the NWS was contracted, we have received very poor service. They are staffed with only one person in the am and will not take our calls between XX45 and XX55 because they are doing their WX. This is the same time we do ours, and without the altimeter check we don't know if we are giving accurate information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR AT ATCT STATES THAT CONTRACT WX SVC AT LAX IS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS NWS SVC DUE TO LIMITED STAFFING PROVIDED BY CONTRACTOR. CONFLICT OF DUTIES DELAYS ALTIMETER VERIFICATION PROCS.
Narrative: ON A DAILY BASIS, AS PART OF OUR OPENING CHKLISTS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE CONTRACT WX OFFICE LOCATED AT LOS ANGELES ARPT TO DO AN ALTIMETER CHK PRIOR TO DOING OUR WX OBSERVATION AND OPENING. SINCE THE NWS WAS CONTRACTED, WE HAVE RECEIVED VERY POOR SVC. THEY ARE STAFFED WITH ONLY ONE PERSON IN THE AM AND WILL NOT TAKE OUR CALLS BTWN XX45 AND XX55 BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING THEIR WX. THIS IS THE SAME TIME WE DO OURS, AND WITHOUT THE ALTIMETER CHK WE DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE GIVING ACCURATE INFO.
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.