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G4 flight crew has a hard time understanding ATIS information during approach. ATIS broadcast problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx tower : sfo |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 353627 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Phx ATIS very hard to understand. 3 crew members distraction by recording trying to get latest ATIS information. Automatic system needs improvement -- before it causes problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: G4 FLC HAS A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING ATIS INFO DURING APCH. ATIS BROADCAST PROB.
Narrative: PHX ATIS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND. 3 CREW MEMBERS DISTR BY RECORDING TRYING TO GET LATEST ATIS INFO. AUTOMATIC SYS NEEDS IMPROVEMENT -- BEFORE IT CAUSES PROBS.
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.