REASON CODES ASSOCIATED WITH STEP PREPACQC, PROGRAM CODE 007

Table 13. Reason codes associated with step "PREPACQC", program code 007 -- OBSOLETE AFTER 7/17/2012, replaced by step "NRLACQC" (last revised 8/4/2016).

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 NAM 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. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13
WRC-> WQM=13

02 B REPORT BETWEEN ALTITUDE 2000 TO 5000 FEET WITH TEMPERATURE THAT DIFFERS FROM FIRST GUESS 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. TRC-> TQM=13
WRC-> WQM=13

03 B REPORT WITH NON-MISSING TEMPERATURE GREATER THAN 12 DEGREES CELSIUS. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13

04 B REPORT WITH CALM WIND FROM A DIRECTION OTHER THAN 360 DEGREES. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

05 B PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 20 KNOTS, OR WITH UNKNOWN VECTOR WIND INCREMENT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13
WRC-> WQM=13

06 B REPORT WITH A CALM WIND IN A STACK OF LESS THAN SEVEN CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH LESS THAN FOUR REPORTS HAVING A CALM WIND. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

07 B MID- OR HIGH-LEVEL AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORT IN A TRACK WITH AN UNREASONABLE GROUND SPEED AND A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 70 KNOTS. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

08 B THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2A DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

09 B THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A TYPE 3 ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

10 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A TYPE 3 ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

11 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2B DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

12 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2A DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

13 B THIS LAST OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO IN ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

14 B THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 3 DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

15 N REPORT IS USED TO GENERATE A SUPEROB REPORT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA ARE FLAGGED FOR NON-USE BY ANALYSIS. WRC-> TQM=10
WRC-> WQM=10

16 B ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13
WRC-> WQM=13

17 B ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT LESS THAN 21 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD. TRC-> TQM=1
WRC-> WQM=1

18 B ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 20 KNOTS BUT LESS THAN 51 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED SUSPECT. TRC-> TQM=3
WRC-> WQM=3

19 B REPORT (ISOLATED OR STACKED) WITH WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED ONE OR MORE CHECKS AND IS CONSIDERED BAD. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13

20 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA THAT HAS PASSED ALL CHECKS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD. TRC-> TQM=1
WRC-> WQM=1

21 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED THE WIND SHEAR CHECK. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

22 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH TEMPERATURE DATA THAT HAS FAILED THE LAPSE CHECK. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13

23 B REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED ONE OR MORE CHECKS. THE REPORT IS NOT USED TO GENERATE A SUPEROB. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13
WRC-> WQM=13

24 B THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS HAS A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS AND CONTAINS A SUSPECTED TRACK CHECK ERROR. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13
WRC-> WQM=13

25 E AIREP/PIREP OR SUPEROB REPORT OVER CONUS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA ARE FLAGGED FOR NON-USE BY THE ANALYSIS. TRC-> TQM=15
WRC-> WQM=15

26 N SUPEROB REPORT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD. TRC-> TQM=1
WRC-> WQM=1

27 B IN A TRACK CONTAINING AT LEAST 15 AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORTS, THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 REPORTS WITH A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. WRC-> WQM=13

28 B ISOLATED AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORT WITH TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA THAT HAVE PASSED ALL CHECKS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD. TRC-> TQM=1
WRC-> WQM=1

29 B AIREP/PIREP REPORT IN A STACK OF ONLY TWO CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD. TRC-> TQM=13
WRC-> WQM=13

30 B ISOLATED AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORT WITH A MISSING PHASE OF FLIGHT INDICATOR (PROBABLY BANKING). TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED SUSPECT. TRC-> TQM=3
WRC-> WQM=3

R.CODE	MEANING	MNEMONICS AFFECTED AND NEW VALUE FOR OBS, Q.M.
01 B	CARSWELL/TINKER CONVERTED PIREP REPORT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13 WRC-> WQM=13
02 B	REPORT BETWEEN ALTITUDE 2000 TO 5000 FEET WITH TEMPERATURE THAT DIFFERS FROM FIRST GUESS 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.	TRC-> TQM=13 WRC-> WQM=13
03 B	REPORT WITH NON-MISSING TEMPERATURE GREATER THAN 12 DEGREES CELSIUS. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13
04 B	REPORT WITH CALM WIND FROM A DIRECTION OTHER THAN 360 DEGREES. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
05 B	PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 20 KNOTS, OR WITH UNKNOWN VECTOR WIND INCREMENT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13 WRC-> WQM=13
06 B	REPORT WITH A CALM WIND IN A STACK OF LESS THAN SEVEN CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH LESS THAN FOUR REPORTS HAVING A CALM WIND. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
07 B	MID- OR HIGH-LEVEL AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORT IN A TRACK WITH AN UNREASONABLE GROUND SPEED AND A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 70 KNOTS. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
08 B	THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2A DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
09 B	THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A TYPE 3 ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
10 B	THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A TYPE 3 ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
11 B	THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2B DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
12 B	THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2A DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
13 B	THIS LAST OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO IN ERROR. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
14 B	THIS ONE OF SEVERAL (> 2) AIREP/PIREP REPORTS IN A TRACK IS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 3 DUPLICATE. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
15 N	REPORT IS USED TO GENERATE A SUPEROB REPORT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA ARE FLAGGED FOR NON-USE BY ANALYSIS.	WRC-> TQM=10 WRC-> WQM=10
16 B	ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13 WRC-> WQM=13
17 B	ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT LESS THAN 21 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD.	TRC-> TQM=1 WRC-> WQM=1
18 B	ISOLATED AIREP/PIREP REPORT WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 20 KNOTS BUT LESS THAN 51 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED SUSPECT.	TRC-> TQM=3 WRC-> WQM=3
19 B	REPORT (ISOLATED OR STACKED) WITH WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED ONE OR MORE CHECKS AND IS CONSIDERED BAD. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13
20 B	REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA THAT HAS PASSED ALL CHECKS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD.	TRC-> TQM=1 WRC-> WQM=1
21 B	REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED THE WIND SHEAR CHECK. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
22 B	REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH TEMPERATURE DATA THAT HAS FAILED THE LAPSE CHECK. TEMPERATURE DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13
23 B	REPORT IN A STACK OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH WIND DATA THAT HAS FAILED ONE OR MORE CHECKS. THE REPORT IS NOT USED TO GENERATE A SUPEROB. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13 WRC-> WQM=13
24 B	THIS ONE OF A PAIR OF CO-LOCATED REPORTS HAS A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS AND CONTAINS A SUSPECTED TRACK CHECK ERROR. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13 WRC-> WQM=13
25 E	AIREP/PIREP OR SUPEROB REPORT OVER CONUS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA ARE FLAGGED FOR NON-USE BY THE ANALYSIS.	TRC-> TQM=15 WRC-> WQM=15
26 N	SUPEROB REPORT. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD.	TRC-> TQM=1 WRC-> WQM=1
27 B	IN A TRACK CONTAINING AT LEAST 15 AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORTS, THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 REPORTS WITH A VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	WRC-> WQM=13
28 B	ISOLATED AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORT WITH TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA THAT HAVE PASSED ALL CHECKS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED GOOD.	TRC-> TQM=1 WRC-> WQM=1
29 B	AIREP/PIREP REPORT IN A STACK OF ONLY TWO CO-LOCATED REPORTS WITH VECTOR WIND INCREMENT GREATER THAN 50 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED BAD.	TRC-> TQM=13 WRC-> WQM=13
30 B	ISOLATED AMDAR/TAMDAR REPORT WITH A MISSING PHASE OF FLIGHT INDICATOR (PROBABLY BANKING). TEMPERATURE AND WIND DATA CONSIDERED SUSPECT.	TRC-> TQM=3 WRC-> WQM=3