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A 3T (TBFM, TFDM, TF MS) meeting was scheduled for the week of 8/8 but was cancelled due to a lack of availabilit y from the different programs. The meeting was being hosted by MITRE and was intended to give the 3T programs an advanced look at how all three systems will i nterac t in a live environment. It has yet to be rescheduled but we are looking at having it later in September. Advanced Electronic Flight Strips (AEFS) Not a lot of movement with AEFS over the past month. Terminal Second Level Engineering (TSLE) continues to w ork on an emergency build (ER2 ) to roll out to CLE then PHX. This was intended to be done by late June, however numerous issues in lab testing have pushed back the build to the point that we are approaching the expected release of the next full build, 5.3. 0.3. ER2 will still need to be tested in the field so that the fixes it contains can be added to the 5.3.0.3 build, but due to the lab failures, ER2 may only make it to CLE. The agency has given the AEFS code to MITRE to due some digging around to see if t hey can find addi tional issues with the system. MITRE will not be fixing any of the code, simply gett ing another set of eyes on it. This process will take approximately 6 - 8 weeks, should be done around the end of September, and will hopefully be beneficial to the systems stability. PHX : Reported a problem thi s week with suppressing a PDR. If the request is made through their new TDLS equipment, the command goes through and it shows that way in the FRC. However, the PDR remains on the AEFS strip and a manual SR must be made in AEFS in order to show up correctly. This issue has been sent to TSLE and they are looking into it. Another issue PHX found during a SWAP event recently was the FRC box on the AEFS strip was not being un - checked with additional route rev isions. This box is intended as an indication that a clearance has been issued and the route is good. If a new route is assigned by either ERAM or a controller, the bo x should automatically un - check to show the new route has not be en issued. TSLE is also l ooking at this issue, but has yet to find a solution. CLE : Nothing new EWR : Nothing new SFO : HW install in the new tower is still scheduled for August 9 - 11, so as to minimize the impact to the operation down the road when AEFS is ready to be used. LAS : Ada ptation work has begun with the local LAS team to try and stay ahead of the game in the event AEFS is able to make it. Installation of HW in the new tower occurred July 19 - 22, as with SFO, this was done ahead of the opening of the new tower to minimize imp act to the operation down the line. CLT: A heads down study has tentatively been scheduled for the week of 8/29. Local adaptation and familiarization work is set to begin the week of 8/15. SWIM Visualization Tool (SVT) It was decided by the Configuration Control Board (CCB) to r emove the SVT system from N90. N90 has Aerobahn, and for the purposes for which they use that system, SVT can currently not compete with the level of information they are getting. The CCB is in discussions with PHL to install there, however, a recent update to STARS and ASDE - X are causing SVT to show some arrivals as over - flights. VOLPE is in the process of looking for a solution, but so far none have been viable.