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ZTL controller described incident of water leak in facility requiring controllers to use umbrellas while working position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 712746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 flight time total : 38 |
| ASRS Report | 712746 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Recently during a rainstorm; a water leak that had grown over area 7 occurred. It rained on the air traffic controllers while working traffic on sector 40; the air traffic controllers had to use an umbrella. This caused a dangerous situation not only for the controller; but the flying public; as the equipment could have failed at any time from getting wet. The controller also could have been electrocuted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZTL CTLR DESCRIBED INCIDENT OF WATER LEAK IN FACILITY REQUIRING CTLRS TO USE UMBRELLAS WHILE WORKING POS.
Narrative: RECENTLY DURING A RAINSTORM; A WATER LEAK THAT HAD GROWN OVER AREA 7 OCCURRED. IT RAINED ON THE AIR TFC CTLRS WHILE WORKING TFC ON SECTOR 40; THE AIR TFC CTLRS HAD TO USE AN UMBRELLA. THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION NOT ONLY FOR THE CTLR; BUT THE FLYING PUBLIC; AS THE EQUIP COULD HAVE FAILED AT ANY TIME FROM GETTING WET. THE CTLR ALSO COULD HAVE BEEN ELECTROCUTED.
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.