ATCT CTLR AT AGC RPTS BECAUSE OF CHRONIC EQUIP OUTAGES CTLRS ARE WITHOUT RADAR AND MUST WALK AWAY FROM THEIR CTL POS TO OBTAIN WIND INFO FROM THE ASOS.

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ALLEGHENY TWR HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH BROKEN EQUIP FOR THE PAST 2 WKS. THESE OUTAGES APPEAR TO BE CHRONIC AND ARE NOT GETTING THE ATTN THEY SHOULD. THE 'DIRECT-READING' WIND INSTS ARE INOP AND WE'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO USE THE READINGS FROM ASOS. THE READINGS FROM ASOS ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACTUAL WIND BASED ON VISUAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE WINDSOCK AND SEVERAL AREA FLAGS. CURRENTLY; THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN TO REPAIR THIS EQUIP. FURTHERMORE; TO OBTAIN THE READINGS FROM ASOS REMOVES THE CTLRS FROM THEIR PRIMARY DUTIES AND WE MUST PHYSICALLY WALK TO THE ASOS WHICH IS IN AN INCONVENIENT LOCATION. ALSO; OUR TWR RADAR DISPLAY IS COMPLETELY INOP; CREATING AN INCREASED WORKLOAD ON US AS WELL AS THE APCH CTLRS AT PIT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID ALL OF THE EQUIP IN THE TWR HAS BEEN RESTORED TO SVC. HE SAID THE WIND EQUIP WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROB BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE WIND SENSORS. HE SAID THE WINDSOCKS NEAR THE RWYS FREQUENTLY INDICATE DIRECTIONS AND VELOCITIES DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE ASOS AND WIND INSTS ARE READING. BECAUSE OF THE DISPARITY OBSERVED; THE CTLRS RESORT TO ISSUING ESTIMATED WIND TO THE PLTS. HE ALSO SAID THE D-BRITE MAY HAVE TAKEN SO LONG TO REPAIR BECAUSE MAINT EXPERIENCE LEVEL. RPTR SAID A RECENT EVALUATION MAY IMPROVE SOME OF THE RECURRING PROBS AT THE FACILITY.