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While MD80 is on departure roll runway 13 at lga; amass issued a go around alert with no other aircraft involved. There was moderate to heavy rain at the time; and subsequently amass was placed in limited mode.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 697910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : lga amass |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility Weather FAA |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was on departure roll on runway 13 during moderate to heavy rain when the amass (airport movement and safety system) issued a go around warning with no other aircraft involved. Subsequently; the amass equipment was set in limited mode rendering it ineffective. Install asde-X system which can be reliably used during inclement WX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE MD80 IS ON DEP ROLL RWY 13 AT LGA; AMASS ISSUED A GAR ALERT WITH NO OTHER ACFT INVOLVED. THERE WAS MODERATE TO HVY RAIN AT THE TIME; AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMASS WAS PLACED IN LIMITED MODE.
Narrative: ACR X WAS ON DEP ROLL ON RWY 13 DURING MODERATE TO HVY RAIN WHEN THE AMASS (ARPT MOVEMENT AND SAFETY SYS) ISSUED A GAR WARNING WITH NO OTHER ACFT INVOLVED. SUBSEQUENTLY; THE AMASS EQUIP WAS SET IN LIMITED MODE RENDERING IT INEFFECTIVE. INSTALL ASDE-X SYS WHICH CAN BE RELIABLY USED DURING INCLEMENT WX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.