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The flight data processor (fdp) was out of service at this facility. The back-up processor had already been out of service for about two weeks. Fdp is how the facility receives; updates and processes all the flight plans automatically. When this is out of service all data must be accomplished manually.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1298809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZAN.ARTCC |
| State Reference | AK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Flight data processers (fdp) backup processor had been out for a couple of weeks (maybe) before this event. Fdp has been marked 'intermittent' on our outage sheet. At the time I was receiving a radar assist skills check. We overheard another sector telling their supervisor that fdp was not responding. A few minutes later all fdp stations were reporting down and the facility declared a full fdp outage for about 5-10 minutes. This didn't impact my sectors too bad as we weren't busy. If this had happened just a couple hours sooner it would have had an enormous impact on the safety of our sectors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The Flight Data Processor (FDP) was out of service at this facility. The back-up processor had already been out of service for about two weeks. FDP is how the facility receives; updates and processes all the flight plans automatically. When this is out of service all data must be accomplished manually.
Narrative: Flight Data Processers (FDP) backup processor had been out for a couple of weeks (maybe) before this event. FDP has been marked 'intermittent' on our outage sheet. At the time I was receiving a Radar Assist skills check. We overheard another sector telling their supervisor that FDP was not responding. A few minutes later all FDP stations were reporting down and the facility declared a full FDP outage for about 5-10 minutes. This didn't impact my sectors too bad as we weren't busy. If this had happened just a couple hours sooner it would have had an enormous impact on the safety of our sectors.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.