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Controller says that radar scope had problems and was shut down. There was no maintenance personnel on duty to fix it until the next day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258478 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lex |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lex |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : coordinator |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 258478 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| 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 | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On dec/xx/93 at lex ATCT, the radar west scope shut down due to a mechanical problem. There was no maintenance personnel on duty due to cutbacks. The maintenance control center was notified, but it would not be repaired till next day. We only have 3 scopes, so this is a 33 percent decrease in capability. Luckily, no traffic was affected, but I feel this situation is unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR SAYS THAT RADAR SCOPE HAD PROBS AND WAS SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO MAINT PERSONNEL ON DUTY TO FIX IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.
Narrative: ON DEC/XX/93 AT LEX ATCT, THE RADAR W SCOPE SHUT DOWN DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROB. THERE WAS NO MAINT PERSONNEL ON DUTY DUE TO CUTBACKS. THE MAINT CTL CTR WAS NOTIFIED, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED TILL NEXT DAY. WE ONLY HAVE 3 SCOPES, SO THIS IS A 33 PERCENT DECREASE IN CAPABILITY. LUCKILY, NO TFC WAS AFFECTED, BUT I FEEL THIS SIT IS UNSAFE.
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.