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Lou controller described lightning event that disabled all primary radio frequencys; leaving tower with only portable back-up radios for operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 789298 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lou.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 10 controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 789298 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Facility was struck by lightning; causing all frequencys to go OTS. Facility has been on portable back-up radios since strike happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOU CTLR DESCRIBED LIGHTNING EVENT THAT DISABLED ALL PRIMARY RADIO FREQS; LEAVING TWR WITH ONLY PORTABLE BACK-UP RADIOS FOR OPS.
Narrative: FACILITY WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING; CAUSING ALL FREQS TO GO OTS. FACILITY HAS BEEN ON PORTABLE BACK-UP RADIOS SINCE STRIKE HAPPENED.
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.