<< >> NASA ASRS Report 374643, July 1997

Static electricity discharge into icss equipment caused reporter's position to fail. Lost radio communication with aircraft and intercom capability.

Attributes
ACN	374643
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	374643
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Static electricity was discharged into the icss equipment of the control position I was working, causing the position to fail. I lost all radio communications with aircraft and all interphone communication due to this failure. This has been a continuous problem for several yrs and may cause or contribute to accidents and incidents, if not corrected. An unsatisfactory condition report was filed with the FAA on jan/xa/96, and there is no resolution.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STATIC ELECTRICITY DISCHARGE INTO ICSS EQUIP CAUSED RPTR'S POS TO FAIL. LOST RADIO COM WITH ACFT AND INTERCOM CAPABILITY.

Narrative: STATIC ELECTRICITY WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE ICSS EQUIP OF THE CTL POS I WAS WORKING, CAUSING THE POS TO FAIL. I LOST ALL RADIO COMS WITH ACFT AND ALL INTERPHONE COM DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROB FOR SEVERAL YRS AND MAY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS, IF NOT CORRECTED. AN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPT WAS FILED WITH THE FAA ON JAN/XA/96, AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION.

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.