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Cma controller voiced concern regarding the tower sun shades that restrict tower visibility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cma.tower |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : abq.artcc |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 720022 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The shades in the tower cabin attendant are old and streaked but necessary for bright sunlight conditions. In the morning the streaks in the shades make them almost impossible to see out of. This condition has been ongoing for at least 2 yrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CMA CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE TWR SUN SHADES THAT RESTRICT TWR VISIBILITY.
Narrative: THE SHADES IN THE TWR CAB ARE OLD AND STREAKED BUT NECESSARY FOR BRIGHT SUNLIGHT CONDITIONS. IN THE MORNING THE STREAKS IN THE SHADES MAKE THEM ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST 2 YRS.
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.