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Controller claims that beacon targets occasionally leave the aircraft at a fast rate, and do not re-acquire for approximately 8 mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 254505 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tpa |
| 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 | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 254505 |
| 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 : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Recurring beacon problem. Air carrier X, an medium large transport, inbound to tpa at 10000. ARTS track left the target to the northeast at a fast rate. The air carrier X flight was untagged for about 8 NM. The tag eventually went into coast status and re-acquired with no further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT BEACON TARGETS OCCASIONALLY LEAVE THE ACFT AT A FAST RATE, AND DO NOT RE-ACQUIRE FOR APPROX 8 MI.
Narrative: RECURRING BEACON PROB. ACR X, AN MLG, INBOUND TO TPA AT 10000. ARTS TRACK LEFT THE TARGET TO THE NE AT A FAST RATE. THE ACR X FLT WAS UNTAGGED FOR ABOUT 8 NM. THE TAG EVENTUALLY WENT INTO COAST STATUS AND RE-ACQUIRED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS.
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.