Safety issue
| Safety issue description |
Airservices Australia’s configuration of the integrated tower automation suite (INTAS) at Perth Airport had resulted in a situation where controllers performing some combined roles had the INTAS aural and visual alerts inhibited at their workstation. As a result, controllers performing such combined roles would not receive a stop bar violation alert or runway incursion alert at their workstation. |
|---|---|
| Issue number | AO-2018-032-SI-03 |
| Issue owner | Airservices Australia |
| Transport function | Airspace |
| Issue status | Closed – Adequately addressed |
| Date issue released | 01/10/2020 |
| Issue status justification |
The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by Airservices Australia addresses this safety issue. |
Safety action
| Action type | Proactive action |
|---|---|
| Action number | AO-2018-032-NSA-051 |
| Organisation | Airservices Australia |
| Action date | 01/10/2020 |
| Action description |
Airservices Australia advised the ATSB that it raised a request for change to A-SMGCS alerting for the combined shift manager-surface movement controller-airways clearance delivery role in Perth INTAS Adaptation data settings on 24th June 2018, with the associated change implemented in the INTAS data release on 18th July 2018. As a result, when the combined role was selected, the relevant aural and visual alerts would no longer be inhibited. |
| Action status | Closed |