A-83-017
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: REQUIRE THAT AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE ADVISORIES BE AMENDED PROMPTLY TO PROVIDE CURRENT WIND SHEAR INFORMATION AND OTHER INFORMATION PERTINENT TO HAZARDOUS METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE TERMINAL AREA AS PROVIDED BY CENTER WEATHER SERVICE UNIT METEOROLOGISTS, AND THAT ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE TERMINAL AREA BE ADVISED BY BLIND BROADCAST WHEN A NEW AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The FAA is asked to require that Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) advisories be promptly updated with current wind shear and other hazardous weather information from Center Weather Service Unit meteorologists, and that a blind broadcast notify all aircraft in the terminal area when a new ATIS advisory is issued.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Oct 1, 1985 |
| NTSB number | DCA82AA028 |
| Addressees | FAA |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).