JNU CTLR DESCRIBED EVENT WHEN THE ATC SYSTEM FAILED TO ISSUE REQUIRED APCH LGT NOTAM INFO.
Synopsis
JNU CTLR DESCRIBED EVENT WHEN THE ATC SYSTEM FAILED TO ISSUE REQUIRED APCH LGT NOTAM INFO.
Narrative
DAY 1 MR X JNU AFSS RECORDED THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: JNU ATCT INFORMED RLLS FIRST HALF OTS. SOC NTYFD. 'E' ENTRY WAS ADDED BY THE SUPVR TO NOTE EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON DAY 2. 'Q' ENTRY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED AND EVENT; BECAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS RPTED AT THE SAME TIME OF TOWER CLOSURE. SINCE NO 'Q' ENTRY WAS ENTERED; QUALITY ASSURANCE DID NOT PERFORM A QAR. TAPES WERE NOT REVIEWED TO SEE WHEN APCH FAILED OR IF JNU TOWER ADVISED ANCHORAGE CENTER OF THE OUTAGE AT COB. DAY 10 TALKING TO MR X HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CTLR DID NOT CONTACT SOC. NOTAM WAS NOT ISSUED UNTIL AFTER THE TOWER CLOSURE. WHEN THE APCH LIGHTS ARE OUT OF SERVICE IN JNU; LNDG REQUIREMENTS CHANGE. ANCHORAGE CENTER; IFR PLTS INBOUND TO JNU AND ACR OPS ALL NEED THIS INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLTS MAY NEED TO DIVERT TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT. SUMMERY -- VIOLATION OF 7110.65. NON-COMPLIANCE OF LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANCHORAGE CENTER AND JNU AFSS. JNU TOWER HAS A HISTORY OF HANDING THEIR DUTIES TO JNU AFSS AT TOWER CLOSURE. (HOLD FOR RELEASE CLRNCS; PERSONAL AND EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT OUTAGES.)
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