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FSS specialist says that WX information over an hour old before updates are received by facilities that need it. The ARTCC was using 2 hour old WX reports to issue to aircraft with rapidly changing altimeter information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gtf |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : psc |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 340358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
With alarming regularity current WX observations and updated terminal forecasts are not available to FSS/AFSS specialists for up to an hour after issuance. I called salt lake city, ut, ARTCC and they were using 2 hour old surface WX reports for altimeter settings. This constitutes an aviation safety hazard, especially during thunderstorm season when altimeter settings can change rapidly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FSS SPECIALIST SAYS THAT WX INFO OVER AN HR OLD BEFORE UPDATES ARE RECEIVED BY FACILITIES THAT NEED IT. THE ARTCC WAS USING 2 HR OLD WX RPTS TO ISSUE TO ACFT WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING ALTIMETER INFO.
Narrative: WITH ALARMING REGULARITY CURRENT WX OBSERVATIONS AND UPDATED TERMINAL FORECASTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO FSS/AFSS SPECIALISTS FOR UP TO AN HR AFTER ISSUANCE. I CALLED SALT LAKE CITY, UT, ARTCC AND THEY WERE USING 2 HR OLD SURFACE WX RPTS FOR ALTIMETER SETTINGS. THIS CONSTITUTES AN AVIATION SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DURING TSTM SEASON WHEN ALTIMETER SETTINGS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY.
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.