ATC reporter alleges that the newly charted ILS DME runway 14 has not been fully commissioned. Reporter blames airways facilities and air traffic management for the problem and states that at least 1 operational error has occurred because of the procedure.

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Attributes
ACN	344945
Time
Date	199608
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 6 flight time total : 20
ASRS Report	344945
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Runway 14 ILS/DME has been in use since the end of june. It has never been fully commissioned. We have been using it illegally all this time, due to management and airways facilities incompetence or oversight. It has been involved in at least 1 operational error. We also rarely have functioning wind instruments on the field, and we do not have an accurate wind indicator for runway 14. Also, check the ILS/DME 14 plate. There is no RVR on runway 14.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC RPTR ALLEGES THAT THE NEWLY CHARTED ILS DME RWY 14 HAS NOT BEEN FULLY COMMISSIONED. RPTR BLAMES AIRWAYS FACILITIES AND AIR TFC MGMNT FOR THE PROB AND STATES THAT AT LEAST 1 OPERROR HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE PROC.

Narrative: RWY 14 ILS/DME HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE THE END OF JUNE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY COMMISSIONED. WE HAVE BEEN USING IT ILLEGALLY ALL THIS TIME, DUE TO MGMNT AND AIRWAYS FACILITIES INCOMPETENCE OR OVERSIGHT. IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AT LEAST 1 OPERROR. WE ALSO RARELY HAVE FUNCTIONING WIND INSTS ON THE FIELD, AND WE DO NOT HAVE AN ACCURATE WIND INDICATOR FOR RWY 14. ALSO, CHK THE ILS/DME 14 PLATE. THERE IS NO RVR ON RWY 14.

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.