Pbi controller expressed concern regarding ILS WX equipment outages and the lack of timely maintenan...

Attributes
ACN	703142
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pbi.tracon
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	703142
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : pbi.tracon

Narrative:

Multiple thunderstorms in palm beach area. Our WX radar has been repeatedly unreliable and unsafe. Also; gor ILS approach was broken and FAA maintenance stated it was not a priority and would be looked at the next business day. This in my opinion is unacceptable and a hazard to the flying public.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PBI CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING ILS WX EQUIP OUTAGES AND THE LACK OF TIMELY MAINT ACTIONS.

Narrative: MULTIPLE TSTMS IN PALM BEACH AREA. OUR WX RADAR HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. ALSO; GOR ILS APCH WAS BROKEN AND FAA MAINT STATED IT WAS NOT A PRIORITY AND WOULD BE LOOKED AT THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. THIS IN MY OPINION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A HAZARD TO THE FLYING PUBLIC.

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.

Pbi controller expressed concern regarding ILS WX equipment outages and the lack of timely maintenance actions.