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TRACON controller states fumes from nearby parked aircraft are entering the tower and TRACON causing health problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425147 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 flight time total : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 425147 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Fumes in tower and TRACON from aircraft being parked too close to the tower, causing dull headaches, loss of mental alertness and dizziness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON CTLR STATES FUMES FROM NEARBY PARKED ACFT ARE ENTERING THE TWR AND TRACON CAUSING HEALTH PROBS.
Narrative: FUMES IN TWR AND TRACON FROM ACFT BEING PARKED TOO CLOSE TO THE TWR, CAUSING DULL HEADACHES, LOSS OF MENTAL ALERTNESS AND DIZZINESS.
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.