Table 13. Reason codes associated with step "PREPACQC", program code 007 (last revised 5/30/2001). KEY: IN "R.CODE" COLUMN: B - OCCURS IN ALL OPERATIONAL VERSIONS OF PREPACQC EXCEPT RUC (THE PREPACQC STEP DOES NOT RUN IN THE RUC NETWORK). E - OCCURS ONLY IN ETA/EDAS VERSION OF PREPACQC. N - CURRENTLY DOES NOT OCCUR IN ANY OPERATIONAL VERSION OF PREPACQC. R.CODE MEANING MNEMONICS AFFECTED AND NEW VALUE FOR OBS, Q.M. ====== ============================================== ============================================== 01 B CARSWELL/TINKER CONVERTED PIREP REPORT. TRC-> TQM=13 TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13 02 B REPORT BETWEEN ALTITUDE 2000 TO 5000 FEET WITH TRC-> TQM=13 TEMPERATURE THAT DIFFERS FROM FIRST GUESS WRC-> WQM=13 TEMPERATURE BY MORE THAN 25 DEGREES CELSIUS [PROBABLY ACTUALLY AT ALTITUDE 20,000 TO 50,000 FEET, BUT REPORTED WITH A "0" DIGIT DROPPED(?)]. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 03 B REPORT WITH NON-MISSING TEMPERATURE GREATER TRC-> TQM=13 THAN 12 DEGREES CELSIUS. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 04 B REPORT WITH CALM WIND FROM A DIRECTION OTHER WRC-> WQM=13 THAN 360 DEGREES. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 05 B PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT TRC-> TQM=13 GREATER THAN 20 KNOTS, OR WITH UNKNOWN VECTOR WRC-> WQM=13 WIND INCREMENT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 06 B REPORT WITH A CALM WIND IN A STACK OF LESS WRC-> WQM=13 THAN SEVEN CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH LESS THAN FOUR REPORTS HAVING A CALM WIND. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 07 B MID- OR HIGH-LEVEL ASDAR/AMDAR REPORT IN A WRC-> WQM=13 TRACK WITH AN UNREASONABLE GROUND SPEED AND A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 70 KNOTS. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 08 B THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN WRC-> WQM=13 A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2A DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 09 B THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN WRC-> WQM=13 A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A TYPE 3 ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 10 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS WRC-> WQM=13 IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A TYPE 3 ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 11 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS WRC-> WQM=13 IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2B DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 12 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS WRC-> WQM=13 IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2A DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 13 B THIS LAST OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS WRC-> WQM=13 IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO IN ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 14 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS WRC-> WQM=13 IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 3 DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 15 N REPORT IS USED TO GENERATE A SUPEROB REPORT. WRC-> TQM=10 TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA ARE FLAGGED FOR NON- WRC-> WQM=10 USE BY ANALYSIS. 16 B ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND TRC-> TQM=13 INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE WRC-> WQM=13 AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 17 B ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND TRC-> TQM=1 INCREMENT LESS THAN 21 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WRC-> WQM=1 WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD. 18 B ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND TRC-> TQM=3 INCREMENT GREATER THAN 20 KNOTS BUT LESS THAN WRC-> WQM=3 51 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED SUSPECT. 19 B REPORT (ISOLATED OR STACKED) WITH WIND DATA TRC-> TQM=13 THAT HAS FAILED ONE OR MORE CHECKS AND IS CONSIDERED BAD. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 20 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH TRC-> TQM=1 TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA THAT HAS PASSED ALL WRC-> WQM=1 CHECKS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD. 21 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH WRC-> WQM=13 WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED THE WIND SHEAR CHECK. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 22 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH TRC-> TQM=13 TEMPERATURE DATA THAT HAS FAILED THE LAPSE CHECK. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 23 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH TRC-> TQM=13 WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED ONE OR MORE CHECKS. WRC-> WQM=13 THE REPORT IS NOT USED TO GENERATE A SUPEROB. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 24 B THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS HAS TRC-> TQM=13 A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS WRC-> WQM=13 AND CONTAINS A SUSPECTED TRACK CHECK ERROR. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 25 E AIREP/PIREP OR SUPEROB REPORT OVER CONUS. TRC-> TQM=15 TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA ARE FLAGGED FOR WRC-> WQM=15 NON-USE BY THE ANALYSIS. 26 N SUPEROB REPORT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA TRC-> TQM=1 CONSIDERED GOOD. WRC-> WQM=1 27 B IN A TRACK CONTAINING AT LEAST 15 ASDAR/AMDAR WRC-> WQM=13 REPORTS, THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 REPORTS WITH A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 28 B ISOLATED ASDAR/AMDAR REPORT WITH TEMPERATURE TRC-> TQM=1 AND WIND DATA THAT HAVE PASSED ALL CHECKS. WRC-> WQM=1 TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD. 29 B AIREP/PIREP REPORT IN A STACK OF ONLY TWO TRC-> TQM=13 CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT WRC-> WQM=13 GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. 30 B ISOLATED ASDAR/AMDAR REPORT WITH A MISSING TRC-> TQM=3 PHASE OF FLIGHT INDICATOR (PROBABLY BANKING). WRC-> WQM=3 TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED SUSPECT.