BOEING 737-79PSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: For airports that are certificated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 and are currently not equipped with airport surface detection equipment, model X (ASDE-X) or airport surface surveillance capability, implement surface detection equipment that • tracks the movement of arriving and departing aircraft, • determines the proximity between those aircraft, and • provides air traffic controllers with visual and aural cues of surface movements to aid in their decision making processes.

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require air traffic controllers to • advise pilots, through direct communication and automatic terminal information system broadcasts, when visual contact with aircraft operating on taxiways and runways cannot be established or maintained and • instruct pilots to provide accurate position reports to aid the controller in determining an aircraft’s location in such conditions.

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Brief all air traffic controllers about the circumstances of this incident, emphasizing the effect that certain conditions might have on a pilot’s ability to begin a takeoff in a timely manner, including • low-visibility weather conditions, such as fog; • ambient conditions, such as temperature; and • surface conditions, such as ice, snow, and other precipitation, as noted in Order 7110.65, Air Traffic Control, paragraph 5-8-4, Departure and Arrival.

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Amend the Aeronautical Information Manual so that it instructs pilots to inform controllers, before entering an active runway with the intent to depart, when they need time on the runway for any reason before beginning the takeoff roll.

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all airports with a Surface Movement Guidance and Control System plan to ensure that their plans and the associated letters of agreement correspond with each other and the stakeholder duties and responsibilities described in Advisory Circular 120-57, Surface Movement Guidance and Control System.

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Direct training administrators at airports with a Surface Movement Guidance and Control System plan to require initial and annual refresher training for all stakeholders, including air traffic controllers and airport operations personnel, on the information in the airport’s plan.

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require training administrators at all operating air traffic control towers to conduct annual refresher training on low-visibility operations.