ZAU controller reports NOTAMS pertinent to his area are not being displayed on his erids equipment.

Attributes
ACN	786536
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 21 controller time certified in position1 : 5
ASRS Report	786536
Events
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Situations
ATC Facility	computer equipment : zau.artcc

Narrative:

Chicago center erids equipment is not set properly to deliver NOTAMS to controllers concerning airports within chicago approach airspace. On this date runway 2L at dpa was closed with a 20 minute window for availability for aircraft that need the long runway for landing. The NOTAM did not get posted on the NOTAM page in erids for any of the sectors that need this information. The NOTAM was available on the dpa airport page in erids; however time updates on these NOTAMS are not readily available to controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZAU CTLR RPTS NOTAMS PERTINENT TO HIS AREA ARE NOT BEING DISPLAYED ON HIS ERIDS EQUIPMENT.

Narrative: CHICAGO CENTER ERIDS EQUIPMENT IS NOT SET PROPERLY TO DELIVER NOTAMS TO CTLRS CONCERNING ARPTS WITHIN CHICAGO APCH AIRSPACE. ON THIS DATE RWY 2L AT DPA WAS CLOSED WITH A 20 MINUTE WINDOW FOR AVAILABILITY FOR ACFT THAT NEED THE LONG RWY FOR LNDG. THE NOTAM DID NOT GET POSTED ON THE NOTAM PAGE IN ERIDS FOR ANY OF THE SECTORS THAT NEED THIS INFORMATION. THE NOTAM WAS AVAILABLE ON THE DPA ARPT PAGE IN ERIDS; HOWEVER TIME UPDATES ON THESE NOTAMS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO CTLRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.