Radar equipment problem earts failure.

Attributes
ACN	244251
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sju
State Reference	PR
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 7 controller radar : 11
ASRS Report	244251
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While working east control sector for san juan approach, I had a complete ARTS failure on the san juan ASR 8. This condition lasted for about 15 mins. The field was IFR with numerous aircraft on vectors for the ILS approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADAR EQUIP PROB EARTS FAILURE.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING E CTL SECTOR FOR SAN JUAN APCH, I HAD A COMPLETE ARTS FAILURE ON THE SAN JUAN ASR 8. THIS CONDITION LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. THE FIELD WAS IFR WITH NUMEROUS ACFT ON VECTORS FOR THE ILS APCH.

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.