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Approach controller at flo experienced equipment failure and lost all communication capability with aircraft including landlines. The controller moved to the next position to resume ATC duties. The controller claims this problem has occurred before.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : flo |
| State Reference | SC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : flo |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 398370 |
| 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:
15 aircraft on frequency. Several inbound to flo, overflts and departures (several). At least 3 aircraft being vectored to same runway. All communication lost due to position failure. Frequency and landline communications lost. Position at radar south has a past history of shorting out. Conflicts were avoided because of quick controller reaction. Position next to radar south was not being used at the time and was available with frequency and landline access.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR AT FLO EXPERIENCED EQUIP FAILURE AND LOST ALL COM CAPABILITY WITH ACFT INCLUDING LANDLINES. THE CTLR MOVED TO THE NEXT POS TO RESUME ATC DUTIES. THE CTLR CLAIMS THIS PROB HAS OCCURRED BEFORE.
Narrative: 15 ACFT ON FREQ. SEVERAL INBOUND TO FLO, OVERFLTS AND DEPS (SEVERAL). AT LEAST 3 ACFT BEING VECTORED TO SAME RWY. ALL COM LOST DUE TO POS FAILURE. FREQ AND LANDLINE COMS LOST. POS AT RADAR S HAS A PAST HISTORY OF SHORTING OUT. CONFLICTS WERE AVOIDED BECAUSE OF QUICK CTLR REACTION. POS NEXT TO RADAR S WAS NOT BEING USED AT THE TIME AND WAS AVAILABLE WITH FREQ AND LANDLINE ACCESS.
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.