ATC equipment problem radar ASR-9 false primary targets.

Attributes
ACN	283147
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdl
State Reference	CT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	283147
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other 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:

ASR-9 radar. False primary targets all quadrants. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the problem occasionally happens. When maintenance is notified the problem is corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ASR-9 FALSE PRIMARY TARGETS.

Narrative: ASR-9 RADAR. FALSE PRIMARY TARGETS ALL QUADRANTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE PROB OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS. WHEN MAINT IS NOTIFIED THE PROB IS CORRECTED.

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.