Vaisala AWOS Maintenance
Vaisala’s
philosophy is that a well-managed, proactive maintenance program provides the
best service at a manageable cost. Proactive maintenance means monitoring
the AWOS for errors and alarms and responding before the customer experiences
downtime. The FAA requires that all AWOS have an AWOS Maintenance
Technician of Record beginning at the time of commissioning for the life of the
AWOS. Vaisala technicians are AWOS manufacturer, FAA, FCC, and
VSAT certified. Our technicians are dedicated to a high level of service
and accountability. Vaisala currently maintains over 200 non-federal
AWOS nationwide and is staffed with in-house technicians who are trained
to maintain the following AWOS models:
- Vaisala – VB, VC, and VD
- All Weather,
Inc./Qualimetrics – Models 200, 400, 900
- NEXWOS
- Handar
Vaisala’s
AWOS Maintenance Program includes:
- 24-hour remote monitoring
- Initial response time of
less than 24 hours during normal business hours
- Four scheduled visits per
year – 3 quarterly inspections and 1 annual inspection with the FAA
- All on demand visits *
Live
telephone customer service support during normal business hours from our
Minneapolis and Boulder locations.
*Damage
caused by lightning, weather, vandalism, negligence,
non-Vaisala personnel moving any equipment related to the AWOS or other damage
caused by humans is not covered under the monthly service and maintenance
fee. Vaisala will perform these repairs at your request on a time and
materials basis. Each airport should have insurance on their AWOS to
cover these incidents.
Vaisala understands
how costly an AWOS outage can be for your airport. Your airport community relies on your AWOS to be functioning at all
times. Our proactive maintenance program and quick response time are
designed to serve your airport as quickly as possible.
Contact
Vaisala today to determine how a proactive maintenance program would
benefit your airport.