Myf controller is frustrated with wind, altimeter equipment failures.

Attributes
ACN	592471
Time
Date	200309
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller limited radar : 5 controller military : 1 controller radar : 4 controller supervisory : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 5
ASRS Report	592471
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : myf.tower

Narrative:

Due to equipment failures, our altimeter setting indicators and wind indicators are inoperative. This forces all controllers to divert their attention from the runways to walk across the tower to obtain this information from our ASOS. The ASOS wind does not update as frequently, so out-dated wind information may be issued. Unfortunately, we have taken to 'not' issuing the wind as often now, which may affect flight conditions for the pilots. Lack of spare parts and waiting for new equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MYF CTLR IS FRUSTRATED WITH WIND, ALTIMETER EQUIP FAILURES.

Narrative: DUE TO EQUIP FAILURES, OUR ALTIMETER SETTING INDICATORS AND WIND INDICATORS ARE INOP. THIS FORCES ALL CTLRS TO DIVERT THEIR ATTN FROM THE RWYS TO WALK ACROSS THE TWR TO OBTAIN THIS INFO FROM OUR ASOS. THE ASOS WIND DOES NOT UPDATE AS FREQUENTLY, SO OUT-DATED WIND INFO MAY BE ISSUED. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TAKEN TO 'NOT' ISSUING THE WIND AS OFTEN NOW, WHICH MAY AFFECT FLT CONDITIONS FOR THE PLTS. LACK OF SPARE PARTS AND WAITING FOR NEW EQUIP.

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.