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Enroute controller described an unsafe condition when the radar equipment was released to maintenance with only a few minutes notice.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1104214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Eagle (F-15) |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
I was working [two] combined sectors. ZZZ tower called me and asked if our radar was going out. The F-15s' flight plans were non-radar routing. I told tower at the time; no it was not going out; the F-15s could fly the departure procedure. I was then told by the controller in charge that the radar was going out. I had one flight in the air and the second flight was departing. Having the radar taken away without notice increased my workload immensely. I had the first flight not in radar when my d-side released the F-15 flight; to the same altitude; we were able to stop the second F-15 flight from climbing to the same altitude as the first F-15 flight. I believe my d-side; who is still in training; was confused as to what to do; so he/she just said released. Controllers need more than a 5 minutes notice when taking the radar. I believe this incident wouldn't have happened if they gave us more time. Give controllers more than a 5 minutes noticed when taking a radar site.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Enroute Controller described an unsafe condition when the RADAR equipment was released to maintenance with only a few minutes notice.
Narrative: I was working [two] combined sectors. ZZZ Tower called me and asked if our RADAR was going out. The F-15s' flight plans were non-RADAR routing. I told Tower at the time; no it was not going out; the F-15s could fly the departure procedure. I was then told by the CIC that the RADAR was going out. I had one flight in the air and the second flight was departing. Having the RADAR taken away without notice increased my workload immensely. I had the first flight not in RADAR when my D-side released the F-15 flight; to the same altitude; we were able to stop the second F-15 flight from climbing to the same altitude as the first F-15 flight. I believe my D-side; who is still in training; was confused as to what to do; so he/she just said released. Controllers need more than a 5 minutes notice when taking the RADAR. I believe this incident wouldn't have happened if they gave us more time. Give controllers more than a 5 minutes noticed when taking a RADAR site.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.