ATC equipment problem radar position not ready for operation.

Attributes
ACN	299792
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 14
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At approximately XA00 pm, we attempted to open hncsh at the 'new' location. After 5 mins, it was determined that: 1) the pvd at the sector was broken. 2) the frequency (134.32) did not work. 3) the printer had no paper. 4) bofhi had no land line to the new sector. Again, only the professionalism and abilities of all controllers involved prevented possible system errors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR POS NOT READY FOR OP.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA00 PM, WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN HNCSH AT THE 'NEW' LOCATION. AFTER 5 MINS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT: 1) THE PVD AT THE SECTOR WAS BROKEN. 2) THE FREQ (134.32) DID NOT WORK. 3) THE PRINTER HAD NO PAPER. 4) BOFHI HAD NO LAND LINE TO THE NEW SECTOR. AGAIN, ONLY THE PROFESSIONALISM AND ABILITIES OF ALL CTLRS INVOLVED PREVENTED POSSIBLE SYS ERRORS.

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.