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Reporter stated the RVR fails every time the visibility drops below 1 mi. Reporter claims that nothing has been done to fix it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pbi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 340746 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Every time visibility goes below 1 mi, RVR fails. Nothing has been done to get this fixed: ucr's, changing technicians, etc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATED THE RVR FAILS EVERY TIME THE VISIBILITY DROPS BELOW 1 MI. RPTR CLAIMS THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT.
Narrative: EVERY TIME VISIBILITY GOES BELOW 1 MI, RVR FAILS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO GET THIS FIXED: UCR'S, CHANGING TECHNICIANS, ETC.
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.