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Controller says that the standby generator wouldn't start when WX was approaching the area. States that this is an ongoing problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373280 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bad |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 11 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 373280 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The radar approach control is located on barksdale AFB. Our power to the building is less than adequate. We experience numerous power fluctuations and unscheduled power outages. When severe WX is in the area approaching the radar site, we turn on the engine generator in order to ensure uninterrupted power should the commercial electricity fail. On the date indicated above, we were unable to start the generator. We had WX approaching the radar site.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR SAYS THAT THE STANDBY GENERATOR WOULDN'T START WHEN WX WAS APCHING THE AREA. STATES THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB.
Narrative: THE RADAR APCH CTL IS LOCATED ON BARKSDALE AFB. OUR PWR TO THE BUILDING IS LESS THAN ADEQUATE. WE EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS PWR FLUCTUATIONS AND UNSCHEDULED PWR OUTAGES. WHEN SEVERE WX IS IN THE AREA APCHING THE RADAR SITE, WE TURN ON THE ENG GENERATOR IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED PWR SHOULD THE COMMERCIAL ELECTRICITY FAIL. ON THE DATE INDICATED ABOVE, WE WERE UNABLE TO START THE GENERATOR. WE HAD WX APCHING THE RADAR SITE.
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.