ATC equipment problem radar ARTS ASR-9 failures ongoing problem for 10 days.

Attributes
ACN	274945
Time
Date	199406
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	274945
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Throughout the past 10 days radar/ARTS failures occur during each shift. Sometimes complete less of primary radar, complete loss of cenrap and ARTS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the problem with failures started with the installation of a new ARTS program. The problem has been corrected and the facility has not had any radar failures lately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ARTS ASR-9 FAILURES ONGOING PROB FOR 10 DAYS.

Narrative: THROUGHOUT THE PAST 10 DAYS RADAR/ARTS FAILURES OCCUR DURING EACH SHIFT. SOMETIMES COMPLETE LESS OF PRIMARY RADAR, COMPLETE LOSS OF CENRAP AND ARTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE PROB WITH FAILURES STARTED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ARTS PROGRAM. THE PROB HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND THE FACILITY HAS NOT HAD ANY RADAR FAILURES LATELY.

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.