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Lnk tower controller described intrafac communication failure when maintenance disconnected landlines in preparation for facility consolidation efforts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 799539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lnk.tower |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 18 controller time certified in position1 : 25 flight time total : 45 |
| ASRS Report | 799539 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Effective aug/xa/08 at XA14; the lincoln approach control was consolidated to R90 (omaha approach) permanently. At approximately XA10; lnk tower was still working the lincoln approach airspace and getting ready to xfer the airspace to R90. At approximately XA10; an FAA technical operations (maintenance) and an FAA engineer started removing equipment communications lines. Lnk lost communications through the NAS with R90 and with ZMP. This lost communications affected the lnk ARTS iie system and the fdio.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LNK TWR CTLR DESCRIBED INTRAFAC COM FAILURE WHEN MAINT DISCONNECTED LANDLINES IN PREPARATION FOR FACILITY CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS.
Narrative: EFFECTIVE AUG/XA/08 AT XA14; THE LINCOLN APCH CTL WAS CONSOLIDATED TO R90 (OMAHA APCH) PERMANENTLY. AT APPROX XA10; LNK TWR WAS STILL WORKING THE LINCOLN APCH AIRSPACE AND GETTING READY TO XFER THE AIRSPACE TO R90. AT APPROX XA10; AN FAA TECHNICAL OPS (MAINT) AND AN FAA ENGINEER STARTED REMOVING EQUIP COMS LINES. LNK LOST COMS THROUGH THE NAS WITH R90 AND WITH ZMP. THIS LOST COMS AFFECTED THE LNK ARTS IIE SYS AND THE FDIO.
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.