Control claims that radar coverage and WX reporting capabilities are not reliable.

Attributes
ACN	239267
Time
Date	199304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Route In Use	enroute airway : mia
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	239267
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Since hurricane andrew, the miami area has been functioning without the benefit of reliable radar coverage, as well as the WX reporting capabilities. During the upcoming months of increased WX activity, the controllers will be at a loss to predict the paths of the aircraft within their airspace with regard to WX deviations. They (the controllers) won't be able to issue proper advisories to the aircraft in a timely manner. On apr/fri/ 93, I was working the zbv lo sector. The sector was impacted by heavy WX with tops to 16000 ft, as reported to me by pilots. That situation was unacceptable, as these tops were not visible to me on my radar. Vectoring aircraft in this type of situation is very dangerous, as the controller does not want to send the aircraft into thunderstorms or turbulence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTL CLAIMS THAT RADAR COVERAGE AND WX RPTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT RELIABLE.

Narrative: SINCE HURRICANE ANDREW, THE MIAMI AREA HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF RELIABLE RADAR COVERAGE, AS WELL AS THE WX RPTING CAPABILITIES. DURING THE UPCOMING MONTHS OF INCREASED WX ACTIVITY, THE CTLRS WILL BE AT A LOSS TO PREDICT THE PATHS OF THE ACFT WITHIN THEIR AIRSPACE WITH REGARD TO WX DEVS. THEY (THE CTLRS) WON'T BE ABLE TO ISSUE PROPER ADVISORIES TO THE ACFT IN A TIMELY MANNER. ON APR/FRI/ 93, I WAS WORKING THE ZBV LO SECTOR. THE SECTOR WAS IMPACTED BY HVY WX WITH TOPS TO 16000 FT, AS RPTED TO ME BY PLTS. THAT SIT WAS UNACCEPTABLE, AS THESE TOPS WERE NOT VISIBLE TO ME ON MY RADAR. VECTORING ACFT IN THIS TYPE OF SIT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS THE CTLR DOES NOT WANT TO SEND THE ACFT INTO TSTMS OR TURB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.