should we be telling them that its the best time to attack? Report: Big glitches plagued LAX terminal False fire alarms, water leaks included By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -Internal records show that false fire alarms, balky elevators, a troublesome closed-circuit camera system and other problems plagued Los Angeles International Airports international terminal in the monthsfollowing a major upgrade, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Saturday. In the month after the refurbished Tom Bradley International Terminal reopened in September, 18 fire incident calls, most of them false alarms, were logged, the Daily News reported. Airport officials couldnt figure out what caused most of them. I suggest we disconnect all the alarms in the affected area and put the area on fire watch untilthe tenant work is done, Roger Johnson, Los Angeles World Airports deputy executive director of airports development, wrote in Oct. 22 email obtained by the newspaper through a state Public Records Act request. We have to stop this insanity, Johnson said. Other problems included water leaks, employees stuck in elevators and closed-circuit cameras that didnt see everything they should have. On many days, boarding gates had to be taken out of service while repairs were made, the newspaper reported. Johnson told the Daily News that the problems have since been corrected. He added that they are not unusual when a construction project as extensive as the international terminal renovation, which cost nearly $2 billion, is underta ken. LAWAs Airports Development Groupanticipated issues would arise, planned for and included appropriate funding in the budget to make any necessary repairs and or adjustments, he said in an email. Other problems the newspaper cited included jet fuel pits with uneven metal covers, a contaminated system used to pump water onto aircraft, and problems with people urinating on the floor and smoking in a mechanical room . Control tower operators complained that the closed-circuit camera system had blind spots that made it difficult for controllers to see planes as they pulled away from the terminal. We cannot accept the equipment unless we can be 100 percent sure the information that the system is providing is 100 percent accurate, John F. Nelson, operations manager for the tower, said in an email.
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