<< >> NASA ASRS Report 358721, January 1997

Tdwr display does not give indication of wind gusts. Reporter claims there were over 2 days of gusty winds recently and (they) had nothing to report. No backup system available.

Attributes
ACN	358721
Time
Date	199701
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle
State Reference	OH
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sav
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	358721
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The cle tdwr display does not give an indication of wind gusts and there is no backup system. Recently we had 2 plus days of extremely gusty winds and had nothing to report. The FAA should be very concerned about this -- ask yourself about the accident in the southern region a few yrs back. Callback conversation reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that he had been told the tdwr equipment was fixed and is now reporting wind gusts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TDWR DISPLAY DOES NOT GIVE INDICATION OF WIND GUSTS. RPTR CLAIMS THERE WERE OVER 2 DAYS OF GUSTY WINDS RECENTLY AND (THEY) HAD NOTHING TO RPT. NO BACKUP SYS AVAILABLE.

Narrative: THE CLE TDWR DISPLAY DOES NOT GIVE AN INDICATION OF WIND GUSTS AND THERE IS NO BACKUP SYS. RECENTLY WE HAD 2 PLUS DAYS OF EXTREMELY GUSTY WINDS AND HAD NOTHING TO RPT. THE FAA SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS -- ASK YOURSELF ABOUT THE ACCIDENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION A FEW YRS BACK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN TOLD THE TDWR EQUIP WAS FIXED AND IS NOW RPTING WIND GUSTS.

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.