Thames Radar evacuated
P7
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: LHR/EGLL
Well, looks like it could be permanent.
Damage has been judged to bad for new equipment to be purchased and set up just for it to be used for a few months.
Rumour is that SVFR will be notamed closed UFN until TC can set something up frquency wise.
Gonzo.
Damage has been judged to bad for new equipment to be purchased and set up just for it to be used for a few months.
Rumour is that SVFR will be notamed closed UFN until TC can set something up frquency wise.
Gonzo.
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From: Apa, apo ndi kulikonse!
Well - P7 et al.....
First of all, as one the three in this morning for the fun, thanks VERY MUCH to ALL at TC who made it less painful for us.
Everyone, the night shift, the day shift, the other controllers, the engineers and TC ops were excellent. With every problem we encountered (no radar maps, phones not configured for our use etc) there was someone available to help out and give us the answer or solve it for us. We owe ya!!!!!
What exactly happened in the tower?? Was it a burst main or sprinklers?
Why does it always happen on the first day of the cycle?
Cheers
Flower - look like it could be a staffing nightmare. Can't see much SVFR being available for some time.
First of all, as one the three in this morning for the fun, thanks VERY MUCH to ALL at TC who made it less painful for us.
Everyone, the night shift, the day shift, the other controllers, the engineers and TC ops were excellent. With every problem we encountered (no radar maps, phones not configured for our use etc) there was someone available to help out and give us the answer or solve it for us. We owe ya!!!!!
What exactly happened in the tower?? Was it a burst main or sprinklers?
Why does it always happen on the first day of the cycle?
Cheers
Flower - look like it could be a staffing nightmare. Can't see much SVFR being available for some time.
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: LHR/EGLL
This is what I've heard.....Burst main on the first floor, above Thames and loads of equipment rooms.
The water was seen pouring out of a ground level door into the car park. When it first happened the fire alarm went off, first 'Prepare to evacuate'. The fire service rang the tower shortly afterwards to check if it was a test or a real alarm. They said they already had two people in the subway under the tower which leads from the Tube station to T2 investigating flooding there (subsequently found to be water coming from the tower building).
Lots of tels equipment ruined, including the Code-Callsign conversion thingimy-wotsit. Not sure how widespread that was, but I know Manchester rang up and asked why they were only seeing squawks!
Apparently the smell in the tower was very very rank when the night shift were going home, lots of soggy carpets, walls and ceilings, I've heard the ceiling tiles were actually dissolving in the water.
Gonzo.
The water was seen pouring out of a ground level door into the car park. When it first happened the fire alarm went off, first 'Prepare to evacuate'. The fire service rang the tower shortly afterwards to check if it was a test or a real alarm. They said they already had two people in the subway under the tower which leads from the Tube station to T2 investigating flooding there (subsequently found to be water coming from the tower building).
Lots of tels equipment ruined, including the Code-Callsign conversion thingimy-wotsit. Not sure how widespread that was, but I know Manchester rang up and asked why they were only seeing squawks!
Apparently the smell in the tower was very very rank when the night shift were going home, lots of soggy carpets, walls and ceilings, I've heard the ceiling tiles were actually dissolving in the water.
Gonzo.
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From: London
Glad everyone at TC was so accommodating for you guys from Thames, and I'm sure AlanM intended to include the Assistants when highlighting people to thank, after all, I didn't notice any of your own ATSA's following you from the tower!
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From: Greystation
The Greystation got rumours along the lines of Gonzo's post, but to be added is the Stand Mis-Allocation thingy-wotsit also created havok (not that T4 nees it anymore 
) as it didn't do its job - at all. Word of an Assistant dangling on a telephone calling Ops with 'triple seven for you from JFK' rang the old recall of Bunny Gunsen and the French....... 
) as it didn't do its job - at all. Word of an Assistant dangling on a telephone calling Ops with 'triple seven for you from JFK' rang the old recall of Bunny Gunsen and the French.......
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From: LHR/EGLL
Stand allocation works off the code-callsign, so the stand people didn't have any advance warning of any inbounds. The second person who'd normally listen to GMC 2 up to 7am was used to listen to Approach to try and judge the landing order, thus GMC couldn't be split until 0700.
Gonzo.
Gonzo.
