Category Archives: Maintenance Alerts

On Friday September 19th, Buckeye Power Systems performed repairs to the generator at the Huntley Road tower site. During a routine preventative maintenance check in August, technicians with BPS identified a coolant leak as the result of a bad seal. BPS performed emergency repairs, but recommended the unit be taken apart and resealed. Technicians performed that work on Friday and the unit is back in full service.

The very next day, there was an AEP transformer problem along Huntley Road which required the site to go on generator power for approximately an hour. The system performed as designed and users experienced no down time.

The Huntley Road tower is currently down. XO is being notified.

The repairs to the T1 line at Huntley Road have been completed and the tower is back in full service.

XO dispatched AT&T to investigate the problem. When we arrived to meet AT&T we discovered that the T1 line was yet again struck by a vehicle on the Quick Crete lot and was torn down. AT&T will again restring the line and attempt to get it high enough so as not to be struck. The site should be back in service within the next two hours. A full service message will be posted when the work is complete.

The T1 circuit that provides connectivity for the Huntley Road tower is currently down. A repair ticket has been submitted to XO Communications. Resolution time unknown.

The daytime strobe light on the Huntley Rd tower has been repaired. The site is back in full service and an updated NAM report was filed with the FAA.

During the early morning of June 19th as storms rolled through the area, lightning struck the Huntley Road tower site (reg#1268153). Although there was no damage to the radio equipment, it appears the tower beacon control system was damaged and the day time strobe light is not functioning. The tower beacons were placed into night mode (which was unaffected) and will remain that way until TriCounty Tower Service can make repairs early next week.

A “Notice to Airmen” was filed with the FAA under ticket #06020ZZ. A full service message will be sent when the work is complete.

The Huntley tower site was placed back on line at approximately 16:30 today after XO Communications replaced the T1 line that provides connectivity to the site. The system is back in full service.

The T1 line that serves as the connectivity for the Huntley Road tower has been stuck by a work truck taking this site out of service. The radio system remains up and running with the exception of the Huntley Tower.

Users in the Worthington area will experience diminished walkie coverage when operating in buildings until repaired. XO Communications has been notified of the outage and is dispatching a crew for repair.

If you have any questions about this outage, please contact Jay Somerville.