Controller claims that 2 radar scopes were OTS during heavy arrival and departure periods for several days. These outages required that some position be combined.

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Attributes
ACN	333290
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	333290
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Two needed ASR indicators OTS during inbound and outbound pushes with no replacement indicator or parts for OTS indicators. These ASR indicators are needed during all pushes to allow sectors to be split off, so they do not become overloaded. (Indicators were repaired several pushes later).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT 2 RADAR SCOPES WERE OTS DURING HVY ARR AND DEP PERIODS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THESE OUTAGES REQUIRED THAT SOME POS BE COMBINED.

Narrative: TWO NEEDED ASR INDICATORS OTS DURING INBOUND AND OUTBOUND PUSHES WITH NO REPLACEMENT INDICATOR OR PARTS FOR OTS INDICATORS. THESE ASR INDICATORS ARE NEEDED DURING ALL PUSHES TO ALLOW SECTORS TO BE SPLIT OFF, SO THEY DO NOT BECOME OVERLOADED. (INDICATORS WERE REPAIRED SEVERAL PUSHES LATER).

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.