Section 5. Services
NOTAMs
5-5-1. GENERAL
a. Technical
Operations personnel must ensure the origination of NOTAM D concerning the
malfunction or degradation of FAA maintained systems and/or equipment.
b. Air
traffic personnel must ensure the origination of NOTAM D concerning changes
to air traffic services and capabilities.
5-5-2. CHANGES TO
PUBLISHED SERVICES
a. The
party that issues the NOTAM is responsible for formatting the information
correctly.
b. Originate
a NOTAM for conditions pertaining to the following conditions:
1. Commissioning,
decommissioning, or outage of TWRs, APPs, RAPCONs, FSSs, and ARTCCs that are
part of the NAS.
EXAMPLE-
!ROA ROA SVC TWR COMMISSIONED 1301050001PERM
2. Hazardous
In flight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS). HIWAS is considered a service
because it is broadcast and not a twoway communication system.
(a) Outage
of HIWAS service outlets must be advertised as a separate NOTAM for each
outlet.
EXAMPLE-
!LYH LYH SVC HAZARDOUS INFLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORY SERVICE OUTLET OUT OF
SERVICE 1303300100-1304051200EST
(b) Commissioning
or non-availability of a new HIWAS outlet.
EXAMPLE-
!LYH LYH SVC HAZARDOUS INFLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORY SERVICE OUTLET COMMISSIONED
1303300100-PERM
3. Automatic
Terminal Information Service (ATIS).
EXAMPLE-
!DEN DEN SVC ATIS NOT AVBL 13033001001303312300EST
NOTE-
ATIS service is not available at Denver International Airport.
EXAMPLE-
!DEN DEN SVC ATIS 134.025 NOT AVBL 13033001001304031700EST
NOTE-
ATIS service from 134.025 is not available; however, ATIS service is being
provided from another frequency.
4. En
Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS). When EFAS is not available for other
than equipment malfunction.
EXAMPLE-
!CLE CLE SVC EN ROUTE FLIGHT ADVISORY SERVICE NOT AVBL
13040102001304101200EST
5-5-3. HOURS OF
OPERATION
Disseminate the following conditions as
NOTAMs:
a. Change
in the hours of operation of an air traffic control facility or service.
EXAMPLES-
!ROA ROA SVC TWR CLSD 13120613301312151200EST
!GNV GNV SVC TWR CLSD MONFRI 0300-1215,
SAT 2300-1430, SUN 0100-1600 1310140300-1310301600EST
!CXO ZHU SVC DEL RIO APP CLSD 13080918001308100300EST
NOTE-
Approach controls located within multiple ARTCC airspace must have a
separate NOTAM for each ARTCC.
EXAMPLES-
!CLE ZOB SVC CLARKSBURG APP CLSD
1310100600-1310101400EST
!DCA ZDC SVC CLARKSBURG APP CLSD 1310100600-1310101400EST
!HUF ZID SVC CLARKSBURG APP CLSD 1310100600-1310101400EST
b. Establishment
of a temporary air traffic control tower. Specify the frequency(ies) to be
used and, if necessary, how the frequency(ies) are to be used.
EXAMPLE-
!PBF PBF SVC TEMPO TWR LOCAL CTL 121.0 DLY
1400-2100 1310031400-1310232100EST
NOTE-
Services for a temporary tower are available between 1400 and 2100 daily
from September 22, 2013, to October 22, 2013, and frequency 121.0 will be
used to control aircraft on all movement areas and traffic patterns.
EXAMPLE-
!PBF PBF SVC TEMPO TWR LOCAL CTL 121.0 DAILY 14002100
13100314001310232100EST
NOTE-
Services for a temporary tower are available between 1400 and 2100 daily
from October 3, 2013, to October 23, 2013, and frequency 121.0 will be used
to control arriving and departing aircraft from the designated runway(s)
only. Taxiing will be at pilot's discretion.
EXAMPLE-
!PBF PBF SVC TEMPO TWR LOCAL CTL 121.0 GROUND CTL 121.7 MONFRI 14002100
13102414001310282100EST
NOTE-
Services for a temporary tower are available Monday-Friday 1400 2100 from
October 24 to October 28, 2013; frequency 121.0 will be used to control
arriving and departing aircraft from the designated runway(s), and 121.7
will be used for controlling taxiing aircraft.
EXAMPLE-
!PBF PBF SVC TEMPO TWR LOCAL CTL/CLEARANCE
DELIVERY 121.0 FRI SAT 1400-2100 1311041400-1311052100EST
NOTE-
Services for a temporary tower are available Friday, November 4 and
Saturday, November 5, 2013, between 1400 and 2100, and frequency 121.0 will
be used to control arriving and departing aircraft from the designated
runway(s) and for issuing clearances.
c. Total
failure of an air traffic facility (for example, loss of communications,
NAVAID monitoring, etc.).
1. Air
route traffic control centers (ARTCC).
EXAMPLE-
!DCA ZDC SVC WASHINGTON ARTCC OUT OF SERVICE 13120611001312101200
2. Approach
control.
EXAMPLES-
!DCA ZDC SVC GREENSBORO APP OUT OF SERVICE 13092809001310011200EST
!MCN ZTL SVC GREENSBORO APP OUT OF SERVICE 13092809001309302200EST
NOTE-
If an approach control area covers two or more ARTCCs, a NOTAM has to be
issued for each ARTCC.
3. Flight
service stations.
EXAMPLE-
!ENA ZAN SVC KENAI FSS OUT OF SERVICE
1310021520-1310202359EST
NOTE-
If a flight service station's flight plan area covers two or more ARTCCs, a
NOTAM has to be issued for each ARTCC.
4. Air
traffic control towers.
EXAMPLE-
!GSO GSO SVC TWR OUT OF SERVICE 13101305001310152300EST
d. Traffic
delays due to Presidential and other parties' aircraft operations.
1. Traffic
delays required by the arrival and the departure of Presidential aircraft.
2. Transmit
the NOTAM at least 8 hours in advance. The time period the NOTAM will be in
effect will normally be 15 minutes before to 15 minutes after the arrival
and the departure times. Avoid any reference to Presidential activities.
EXAMPLES-
!LIT LIT SVC ATC DLA 1310131800-1310131830EST
!LIT LIT SVC ATC DLA 1310132100-1310132130EST
NOTE-
Presidential aircraft includes the aircraft and the entourage of the
President, the Vice President, or other public figures designated by the
White House.
REFERENCE-
FAAO JO 7210.3, Chapter 5. Section 1, Presidential Aircraft, and
FAAO 2100.6, Flight Restrictions in the Proximity of the Presidential and
Other Parties
e. Traffic
Management Program Alerts.
1. When
requested by the associated arrival ARTCC TMU, issue an alerting NOTAM for
each airport where an arrival/departure reservation is required. NOTAMs
should be in the self-canceling format whenever possible.
EXAMPLES-
!ORL ORL SVC TFC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALERT SEE
NTAP RESERVATION REQUIRED 1310211400-1310270200-1310270200
!LAL LAL SVC TFC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALERT SEE TFC MANAGEMENT MSG RESERVATION
REQUIRED DLY 1300-1800 1310221300-1311041800EST
NOTE-
Details of each traffic management program are published in Part 4 of the
NTAP or included in a special traffic management program advisory message.
2. When a flow control message (for example,
arrival delays, ground stops, ground delays, airborne holding, etc.) is
received from the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC), the
tie-in FSS for the affected airport(s) must issue a NOTAM(s) in the
self-canceling format.
EXAMPLES-
!JFK JFK SVC TFC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALERT SEE
ATCSCC MSG 1310231900-1310232300
5-5-4. WEATHER AND
WEATHER REPORTING EQUIPMENT
a. Technical
Operations personnel, responsible for system monitoring, must ensure the
origination of NOTAMs on Federal AWOS3 systems as follows:
1. Total
system failure (which includes date-time code failures).
2. Altimeter
setting is reported as “missing.” AWOS3 weather reports will be
disseminated with missing report elements including altimeter settings. The
letter “M” will appear on the operator's terminal in place of any missing
elements. No report will be disseminated when there is a total system
failure.
3. Inaccurate/unreliable
sensor readings.
4. When
malfunctions or discrepancies are reported to a facility, they must be
verified by any of the following methods:
(a) A
certified observer, airport manager, or fixed base operator at the
observation site.
(b) Reports
regarding a given observation by two pilots within 2 miles of the airport
prior to the observation.
(c) Technical
operations personnel.
5. When
verified, issue a NOTAM and notify the responsible technical operations
office of the discrepancy, unless they reported the outage. If notified of
system failure or other irregularity by other than a technical operations
office that cannot be verified by the methods given above, forward the
information to technical operations office for resolution. Accept NOTAM
cancellation information only from the responsible technical operations
office.
6. Disseminate
the following conditions as NOTAM:
(a) Commissioning
or decommissioning of weather reporting. When commissioning an automated
system which has a frequency/telephone number, include that information in
the NOTAM and specify the system nomenclature.
EXAMPLES-
!DAN DAN SVC AWOS-3 COMMISSIONED 120.3/202-426-8000 1312140700PERM
!DRT DRT SVC AWOS DECOMMISSIONED 1312140700PERM
!PBF PBF SVC WX REPORTING DECOMMISSIONED 1312140700PERM
(b) When
reporting a failure or unavailability of weather reporting, do not specify
the system nomenclature.
EXAMPLE-
!DAN DAN SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM ALTIMETER SETTING NOT AVBL
13121407001312141200EST
NOTE-
The AWOS-3 altimeter setting is being reported as “missing” on the weather
report.
EXAMPLES-
!DDC DDC SVC WX REPORTING NOT AVBL DLY 0600-2200
1312140600-1312142200EST
!PBF PBF SVC WX REPORTING NOT AVBL 13121407001312141200EST
NOTE-
The non-automated weather reporting service provided by the FAA or the NWS
is not available as published.
(c) AWOS
unreliable/inaccurate elements.
EXAMPLES-
!MLC MLC SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM ALTIMETER SETTING UNREL
13110408001311141200EST
!PWA PWA SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM CEILING UNREL
13091723001309301200EST
!COU COU SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM WIND UNREL
13121407001312141200EST
!SJT SJT SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM T UNREL
13121407001312141200EST
!DRI DRI SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM CEILING AND VIS UNREL
13121407001312141200EST
NOTE-
An element (for example, ceiling, visibility, wind, temperature, dew point,
and altimeter setting) disseminated in the weather report as unreliable
and/or inaccurate will be described in the NOTAM as UNREL.
(d) The
broadcast frequency of the ASOS or AWOS is inoperative or returned to
service.
EXAMPLES-
!DAN DAN SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM 120.3 OUT OF SERVICE
13033112001304032200EST
!LOZ LOZ SVC AUTOMATED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM 119.075 RETURN TO SERVICE
1304061200PERM
NOTE-
The failure of the telephone line and/or circuit used for connection to
WMSCR must not be the basis for a NOTAM.
b. Accept
NOTAM information on ASOS only from the NWS Weather Forecast Office. The
person on duty, Meteorologist in Charge or Lead Forecaster, at the NWS
Weather Forecast Office is responsible for requesting NOTAMs to be issued
regarding ASOS system malfunctions. When malfunctions or discrepancies of an
ASOS system are reported to a facility, they will be reported to the NWS
Weather Forecast Office. ASOS NOTAMs do not get issued using the same
criteria as the AWOS systems, as they (ASOS) are monitored and maintained by
the NWS and not the FAA. Accept ASOS NOTAM cancellation information only
from the NWS Weather Forecast Office.
EXAMPLE-
!INT INT SVC ASOS COMMISSIONED
134.725/352-799-5881 1312140700 PERM
5-5-5. MICROBURST/WINDSHEAR DETECTION SYSTEM
Technical Operations personnel must ensure
the origination of NOTAM D concerning microburst/windshear detection
systems, such as low-level windshear alert system, terminal Doppler weather
radar and weather system processor.
EXAMPLES-
!IAD IAD SVC MICROBURST/WINDSHEAR DETECTION SYSTEM NOT AVBL
13120109301312021700EST
!ATL ATL SVC MICROBURST/WINDSHEAR DETECTION SYSTEM FOR RWY 10/28 NOT AVBL
13120109301312151330EST
5-5-6. RADAR SERVICES
The Technical Operations personnel must
ensure the origination of NOTAM D concerning radar outages. List the service
restrictions with reference to the nearest NAVAID.
a. Radar
services for en route facilities are described using “SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE
RADAR.” The identifier used for the issuance of NOTAMs for en route
facilities must be the name of the secondary surveillance radar site
affected.
EXAMPLE-
!HUF ZID SVC CRW SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR
OUT OF SERVICE
1309121700-1309131700EST
b. Radar
services for terminal facilities are described using “GROUND CONTROL
APPROACH,” “SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR,” “SURFACE MOVEMENT RADAR,”
“PRECISION APPROACH RADAR,” and “TERMINAL AREA SURVEILLANCE RADAR,” spelled
in full. Use SSR, spelled in full, to describe radar services for en route
facilities. Location designators used for the issuance of NOTAMs for
terminal facilities must be the aerodrome designator.
EXAMPLE-
!MSP MSP SVC SFC MOVEMENT RADAR OUT OF SERVICE
1309221300-1309221700EST
c. The
contraction phrase “RADAR SVC” must not be used. When describing the radar
service, do not use the model number.
EXAMPLE-
!SFO SFO SVC PRECISION RWY MONITOR OUT OF
SERVICE 1311071345-1311071900EST
5-5-7. AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE BROADCAST (ADSB) SERVICES
Technical Operations personnel must ensure
the origination of NOTAM D concerning ADSB services.
a. ADSB
services are comprised of the Flight Information Service Broadcast (FISB)
and the Traffic Information Service Broadcast (TISB).
b. The
location designator used for the NOTAM must be the threeletter aerodrome or
ARTCC designator of the associated service volume.
c. When
an ADSB service is reduced, the service condition must be NOTAMed as
“REDUCED,” meaning there may be gaps in the service due to loss of signal,
but the information when received is accurate.
EXAMPLES-
!CXO ZHU SVC FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE BROADCAST REDUCED
13020113001302031500EST
!SDF SDF SVC TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE BROADCAST REDUCED
13030112001303031200EST
d. When
the service is not available as result of a service volume network being out
of service, the service condition will be NOTAMed as NOT AVBL.
EXAMPLE-
!PHL PHL SVC TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE BROADCAST NOT AVBL
13040317001304041200
NOTE-
See paragraph
5-3-7
for disruption of groundbased transceivers used as navigational aids.
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