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Issue link: http://natca.uberflip.com/i/663490
Solutions: For these to wor k, Harris advises that a TDLS change will be required to allow local procedures and ignore the route checks in some instances. They suggested that we may want to look into moving ATL in the waterfall. However, I would say that we need more information and a further discussion with ZTL to see if the routes can be modified to fix the reasons for the failure. I will be acting on this today and throughout the week for resolution. This issue is also prevalent in the LA area with TEC routes used by the ZLA / SCT terminal facilities. Chad Geyer has been working this issu e with ZLA, SCT and the towers. o CPDLC and PDC Training Course Update: The CPDLC course is in its final stages and is scheduled for FCC at ATL Tower on April 19th. Mr. McAllister will be on site on Monday , April 18th to ensure delivery of the PDC ILT (prerequisite course) and functionality of the CDN (CBI) training platform with TDLS keyboard. Mr. McAllister mandated and received a review of the keyboard interactivity last Monday in OKC. There were no issues with the keyboard interactivity, however, we did identify and correct CHI, wording and narration issues on 13 slides. The PDC course is still in development and is scheduled to be delivered as an eLMS course near the end of June. FCC is currently scheduled for the week of June 6th. This is an extremely painstaking process being handled by a combination of people; Tom Gray and Tammy Goldener are our SMEs, and Anthony Goodwin, Tom Adcock , and Mr. McAllis ter have all played roles in ensuring AJI follows e stablished training procedures. o Functionality and Waterfall Changes: JAX and PVD were reduced from full CP DLC to enhanced PDC only sites. SJU and MKE were upgraded from enhance d PDC only to full CPDLC sit es. JAX and MCO waterfall schedules were swapped due t o the change in service at JAX. Working with PBI on the waterfall due to new tower construction. DFW Tower Multiple Tower Issues: - DFW Tower uses two control towers daily. As such, they need multiple TD LS displays and D - ATIS equipment to support their operation. - There is a disconnect between DFW Tower and the PMO concerning the requirements for deployment. Currently, DFW has two TDLS systems that are used simultaneously for D - ATIS functionality, but can not be used simultaneously for PDC / CPDLC functionality. The second system is normally used as a back - up to the first system since the site seems to have a higher instance of system failures than any other site in the NAS. - We have started to investigate t he higher system failure rate and potentially have identified the root cause.