<< >> NASA ASRS Report 374506, July 1997

ASOS temperature and dewpoint reported inoperative for 4 days. Reporter says it is a continuing problem.

Attributes
ACN	374506
Time
Date	199707
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csg
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : private
Experience	controller military : 3 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	374506
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The ASOS at csg has inoperative temperature and dewpoint for the past several days. This compromises the terminal area forecast, which does affect the users (alternate fuel requirements). This is a continuing problem with the csg ASOS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated the temperature/dewpoint problem is an ongoing problem with the ASOS in that when it is fixed, it lasts for so long then fails. Bhm is the remote site for the ASOS and, as reporter alleged, if the problem cannot be resolved there, the technician has to drive about 4 hours to the facility to fix the problem. Reporter stated there is no one to repair the equipment on wkends. Reporter said that if the temperature/dewpoint outage lasts longer than 24 hours, the ASOS cannot generate a 24 hour forecast. Reporter alleges the FAA says they do not have the money to provide backup equipment/training or personnel to augment temperature/dewpoint outages, as well as other ASOS components.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ASOS TEMP AND DEWPOINT RPTED INOP FOR 4 DAYS. RPTR SAYS IT IS A CONTINUING PROB.

Narrative: THE ASOS AT CSG HAS INOP TEMP AND DEWPOINT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THIS COMPROMISES THE TERMINAL AREA FORECAST, WHICH DOES AFFECT THE USERS (ALTERNATE FUEL REQUIREMENTS). THIS IS A CONTINUING PROB WITH THE CSG ASOS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THE TEMP/DEWPOINT PROB IS AN ONGOING PROB WITH THE ASOS IN THAT WHEN IT IS FIXED, IT LASTS FOR SO LONG THEN FAILS. BHM IS THE REMOTE SITE FOR THE ASOS AND, AS RPTR ALLEGED, IF THE PROB CANNOT BE RESOLVED THERE, THE TECHNICIAN HAS TO DRIVE ABOUT 4 HRS TO THE FACILITY TO FIX THE PROB. RPTR STATED THERE IS NO ONE TO REPAIR THE EQUIP ON WKENDS. RPTR SAID THAT IF THE TEMP/DEWPOINT OUTAGE LASTS LONGER THAN 24 HRS, THE ASOS CANNOT GENERATE A 24 HR FORECAST. RPTR ALLEGES THE FAA SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PROVIDE BACKUP EQUIP/TRAINING OR PERSONNEL TO AUGMENT TEMP/DEWPOINT OUTAGES, AS WELL AS OTHER ASOS COMPONENTS.

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.