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A tower controller states that a static electricity discharge into the icss equipment caused the equipment to fail thereby rendering all radio and interphone communications OTS. The controller maintains that this is an on-going problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 9 flight time total : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 381678 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 381679 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| 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/xx/96, and there is no resolution.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWR CTLR STATES THAT A STATIC ELECTRICITY DISCHARGE INTO THE ICSS EQUIP CAUSED THE EQUIP TO FAIL THEREBY RENDERING ALL RADIO AND INTERPHONE COMS OTS. THE CTLR MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROB.
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/XX/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.