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ATCT tower local controller concerned with recurrent outage of tdwr equipment, especially during storm WX conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sfb |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 397287 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
The tdwr at mci is once again OTS without any known cause. There is a major winter storm in our area today and tonight calling for snow, rain and possible windshear. The FAA pays a lot for this equipment that when needed most, simply doesn't work.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT TWR LCL CTLR CONCERNED WITH RECURRENT OUTAGE OF TDWR EQUIP, ESPECIALLY DURING STORM WX CONDITIONS.
Narrative: THE TDWR AT MCI IS ONCE AGAIN OTS WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE. THERE IS A MAJOR WINTER STORM IN OUR AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT CALLING FOR SNOW, RAIN AND POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR. THE FAA PAYS A LOT FOR THIS EQUIP THAT WHEN NEEDED MOST, SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK.
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.