ATC equipment problem radar ARTS.

Attributes
ACN	266055
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sat
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	266055
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 attempting to open apl (approach control final), the a/north display was not readable on all data tags, and lines appeared and faded at random on the display. Due to this malfunction, the apl duties had to be transitioned to the apr position, which was not open at the time. This caused a delay in splitting the position. Traffic was medium, so did not cause a hazardous situation. Cause of malfunctioning display unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ARTS.

Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN APL (APCH CTL FINAL), THE A/N DISPLAY WAS NOT READABLE ON ALL DATA TAGS, AND LINES APPEARED AND FADED AT RANDOM ON THE DISPLAY. DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION, THE APL DUTIES HAD TO BE TRANSITIONED TO THE APR POS, WHICH WAS NOT OPEN AT THE TIME. THIS CAUSED A DELAY IN SPLITTING THE POS. TFC WAS MEDIUM, SO DID NOT CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SIT. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING DISPLAY UNKNOWN.

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.