ATC equipment problem radar ASR-7.

Attributes
ACN	274352
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : act
State Reference	TX
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	274352
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At waco, tx, ASR-7 commissioned jun/xx/94. AT1AF accepted faulty equipment. We had radar and secondary, but had no control on some equipment. Panel indicators faulty. Bulbs burned out, or wrong wattage. Equipment online, no indication on panels. Af/at should have checked equipment prior to accepting no adequate training. 15 min brief -- what to push/not push. Don't use these controls until af checks them out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ASR-7.

Narrative: AT WACO, TX, ASR-7 COMMISSIONED JUN/XX/94. AT1AF ACCEPTED FAULTY EQUIP. WE HAD RADAR AND SECONDARY, BUT HAD NO CTL ON SOME EQUIP. PANEL INDICATORS FAULTY. BULBS BURNED OUT, OR WRONG WATTAGE. EQUIP ONLINE, NO INDICATION ON PANELS. AF/AT SHOULD HAVE CHKED EQUIP PRIOR TO ACCEPTING NO ADEQUATE TRAINING. 15 MIN BRIEF -- WHAT TO PUSH/NOT PUSH. DON'T USE THESE CTLS UNTIL AF CHKS THEM OUT.

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.