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Controller claims that the ASR-9 lost radar and beacon target on a military aircraft for approximately 5 mi, the reappeared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260734 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 14 controller supervisory : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 260734 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| 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:
Military X, a single fgt, was inbound on a causeway recovery. At the point where the aircraft turned off the arc onto final, the radar and beacon targets disappeared. The targets did not reappear for 5 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT THE ASR-9 LOST RADAR AND BEACON TARGET ON A MIL ACFT FOR APPROX 5 MI, THE REAPPEARED.
Narrative: MIL X, A SINGLE FGT, WAS INBOUND ON A CAUSEWAY RECOVERY. AT THE POINT WHERE THE ACFT TURNED OFF THE ARC ONTO FINAL, THE RADAR AND BEACON TARGETS DISAPPEARED. THE TARGETS DID NOT REAPPEAR FOR 5 MI.
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.