Track jumps due to equipment malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	127923
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sln
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	127923
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X climbing from FL330 to 370. Air carrier X level FL370. Equipment malfunction causing a 10 mi track jump when air carrier X and air carrier Y changed from hti to qbz radar site. There was no occurrence of loss of separation, although such a track jump in that area during peak time caused the controller extreme stress.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK JUMPS DUE TO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: ACR X CLIMBING FROM FL330 TO 370. ACR X LEVEL FL370. EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION CAUSING A 10 MI TRACK JUMP WHEN ACR X AND ACR Y CHANGED FROM HTI TO QBZ RADAR SITE. THERE WAS NO OCCURRENCE OF LOSS OF SEPARATION, ALTHOUGH SUCH A TRACK JUMP IN THAT AREA DURING PEAK TIME CAUSED THE CTLR EXTREME STRESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.