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TRACON approach controller concerned that his facility does not have sufficient training program to train controllers about extreme cold WX issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420645 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fai |
| State Reference | AK |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 11 flight time total : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 420645 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I work at the radar approach control at fai. We routinely record temperatures of -40 degrees C and colder. We have no procedures to adjust for this problem, nor have I received any training on the phenomenon. We use the same MVA map yr around. I am concerned that we are operating with a lower margin of safety than we recognize. I do not believe this oversight is intentional. I do not believe the facility has the resources to develop a training program or procedures -- we would need technical assistance. As an alternative, a pilot education program would be good.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON APCH CTLR CONCERNED THAT HIS FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TRAINING PROGRAM TO TRAIN CTLRS ABOUT EXTREME COLD WX ISSUES.
Narrative: I WORK AT THE RADAR APCH CTL AT FAI. WE ROUTINELY RECORD TEMPS OF -40 DEGS C AND COLDER. WE HAVE NO PROCS TO ADJUST FOR THIS PROB, NOR HAVE I RECEIVED ANY TRAINING ON THE PHENOMENON. WE USE THE SAME MVA MAP YR AROUND. I AM CONCERNED THAT WE ARE OPERATING WITH A LOWER MARGIN OF SAFETY THAN WE RECOGNIZE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS OVERSIGHT IS INTENTIONAL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE FACILITY HAS THE RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM OR PROCS -- WE WOULD NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, A PLT EDUCATION PROGRAM WOULD BE GOOD.
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.