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Hcf controller reported a problem that might have been caused by fusion radar; or the controller not using the correct procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1470462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HCF.TRACON |
| State Reference | HI |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I issued a squawk to aircraft X; was distracted by some departures and conflict alerts to other helicopters is the area. Then noticed the [discrete squawk] code getting close to the tower's airspace. The problem is aircraft X was already tagged up on another non-discrete beacon 1200.I don't know exactly what happened. I was excited because of the helicopters; aircraft Y; aircraft X and two other 1200 codes all in very close proximity to each other and in conflict. I may have accidentally mistagged the 1200 code. But recently we started the fusion program at our facility and was wondering if the fusion tagged the wrong beacon. If this is the case then that would be a big problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HCF Controller reported a problem that might have been caused by FUSION Radar; or the Controller not using the correct procedure.
Narrative: I issued a squawk to Aircraft X; was distracted by some departures and conflict alerts to other helicopters is the area. Then noticed the [discrete squawk] code getting close to the Tower's airspace. The problem is Aircraft X was already tagged up on another non-discrete beacon 1200.I don't know exactly what happened. I was excited because of the helicopters; Aircraft Y; Aircraft X and two other 1200 codes all in very close proximity to each other and in conflict. I may have accidentally mistagged the 1200 code. But recently we started the fusion program at our facility and was wondering if the fusion tagged the wrong beacon. If this is the case then that would be a big problem.
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.