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Reporter stated ASOS reported FEW044 and FEW046 cloud cover. Reporter would have reported eight tenths coverage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fwa |
| State Reference | IN |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 341679 |
| 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 |
Narrative:
The ASOS at fwa was reporting FEW044 and then FEW046. The sky was broken. I have about 6 yrs lawrs experience and would have reported 8/10 coverage 8/10 opaque.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATED ASOS RPTED FEW044 AND FEW046 CLOUD COVER. RPTR WOULD HAVE RPTED EIGHT TENTHS COVERAGE.
Narrative: THE ASOS AT FWA WAS RPTING FEW044 AND THEN FEW046. THE SKY WAS BROKEN. I HAVE ABOUT 6 YRS LAWRS EXPERIENCE AND WOULD HAVE RPTED 8/10 COVERAGE 8/10 OPAQUE.
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.