2023-01 · NASA ASRS report 1968284
A90 TRACON controllers stated the Wind Shear Alert only alerted at the Supervisor desk and the Controller working the final approach could not hear the warning. Reporter stated at times it is necessary for the Watch Supervisor to not be at the desk where the alert sounds.
This morning at XA:40 I happened to be at the Watch Desk when a faint audible alert was heard; and wind shear alert popped up at the Watch Desk only. The Controllers actively working aircraft had no idea that anything was happening regarding wind shear. After I notified the Controller and the information was relayed to the pilots; all 3 aircraft requested to hold until the wind shear had past the airfield. This has been an ongoing issue that I've brought up several times.After the last round of discussion; the Information Display System (IDS) team configured the room so that it populates at the Watch Desk only. If this weather would have come through 1+15 earlier none of the pilots would've been warned of the weather. What will happen when there is no one behind the desk on the midshift and no weather is issued? This is going to result in an aircraft accident if we don't resolve this immediately. I'm requesting that the IDS be changed to populate the wind shear alerts at the positions responsible for issuing weather warnings at BOS.
I was vectoring Aircraft X and two additional aircraft to the Runway 22L final approach course. There were some small areas of light to moderate precipitation displayed on my radar display. I was just about to turn Aircraft X onto the localizer when I was advised by the Supervisor that there was a Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) windshear warning alert on the ribbon display; reporting +20 knot on final for rwy 22L. There was no sound or visual display of the alert at my workstation. There should be an audio and visual alert at the final vector position when there is a TDWR windshear alert. Apparently; there is an audio alert only at the supervisor's desk; but that is not audible to the final vector controller; and this very important safety alert could easily be missed and not passed on to the pilots.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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