Narrative:

The grand turk ATC B1-5 radar failed for 17 hours on apr/xx/96. This occurrence started with a power spike that shut down channel a but also somehow locked out the remote monitor at ZMA. This outage caused many delays and could have been about 30 mins if the technicians had found the problem at the center. FAA maintenance has implemented procedures to solve this problem in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REMOTE RADAR SITE FAILURE CAUSED BY PWR SPIKE LOCKED OUT REMOTE CTL CAPABILITY RESULTING IN MANY ACFT DELAYS OVER A 17 HR PERIOD.

Narrative: THE GRAND TURK ATC B1-5 RADAR FAILED FOR 17 HRS ON APR/XX/96. THIS OCCURRENCE STARTED WITH A PWR SPIKE THAT SHUT DOWN CHANNEL A BUT ALSO SOMEHOW LOCKED OUT THE REMOTE MONITOR AT ZMA. THIS OUTAGE CAUSED MANY DELAYS AND COULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 30 MINS IF THE TECHNICIANS HAD FOUND THE PROB AT THE CTR. FAA MAINT HAS IMPLEMENTED PROCS TO SOLVE THIS PROB IN THE FUTURE.

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.