ATC controller reports ASOS temperature and dewpoint inoperative resulting in no terminal area forec...

Attributes
ACN	379150
Time
Date	199709
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : csg
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	379150
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ASOS temperature and dewpoint inoperative. When this happens, there is no terminal area forecast. This impacts users (commuter airlines must carry alternate fuel). This means less revenue! This is a consistent problem with csg ASOS! The terminal area forecast for csg at time of this writing was: terminal area forecast csg sep/xa/97 XA30Z, sep/xb/97 XB24Z = nil.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC CTLR RPTS ASOS TEMP AND DEWPOINT INOP RESULTING IN NO TERMINAL AREA FORECAST.

Narrative: ASOS TEMP AND DEWPOINT INOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO TERMINAL AREA FORECAST. THIS IMPACTS USERS (COMMUTER AIRLINES MUST CARRY ALTERNATE FUEL). THIS MEANS LESS REVENUE! THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROB WITH CSG ASOS! THE TERMINAL AREA FORECAST FOR CSG AT TIME OF THIS WRITING WAS: TERMINAL AREA FORECAST CSG SEP/XA/97 XA30Z, SEP/XB/97 XB24Z = NIL.

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.

ATC controller reports ASOS temperature and dewpoint inoperative resulting in no terminal area forecast.