Narrative:

Sav tower (local control position) is equipped and utilized each morning and night to absorb the radar approach function. Since this oct/thu/00, this capability is not available due to position and/or frequency failure. Multiple companies or groups have exchanged blame so far, but the situation remains unsafe. Variations of the position use have been incorporated by a few to by-pass the outage, but that too compromises the safety of combined tower and TRACON operations. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the airway facility technicians have modified the transmitter cables to accommodate a higher capacity relieving the overload condition when the tower and approach control position are combined. In addition, the tower manager attempts to use more staffing to prevent combining the 2 ATC facilities thereby, correcting this problem. Also filed ucr (unsafe condition report).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV LCL TWR CTLR COMPLAINT WITH COM EQUIP PROBS WHEN UTILIZING COMBINED TWR AND APCH CTL POS.

Narrative: SAV TWR (LCL CTL POS) IS EQUIPPED AND UTILIZED EACH MORNING AND NIGHT TO ABSORB THE RADAR APCH FUNCTION. SINCE THIS OCT/THU/00, THIS CAPABILITY IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO POS AND/OR FREQ FAILURE. MULTIPLE COMPANIES OR GROUPS HAVE EXCHANGED BLAME SO FAR, BUT THE SIT REMAINS UNSAFE. VARIATIONS OF THE POS USE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED BY A FEW TO BY-PASS THE OUTAGE, BUT THAT TOO COMPROMISES THE SAFETY OF COMBINED TWR AND TRACON OPS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE AIRWAY FACILITY TECHNICIANS HAVE MODIFIED THE XMITTER CABLES TO ACCOMMODATE A HIGHER CAPACITY RELIEVING THE OVERLOAD CONDITION WHEN THE TWR AND APCH CTL POS ARE COMBINED. IN ADDITION, THE TWR MGR ATTEMPTS TO USE MORE STAFFING TO PREVENT COMBINING THE 2 ATC FACILITIES THEREBY, CORRECTING THIS PROB. ALSO FILED UCR (UNSAFE CONDITION RPT).

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.