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Approach controller reported that the TRACON had 6 ARTS scatters in a 10 min period. ARTS switched to old ARTS program and it settled down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller radar : 6 flight time total : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 335412 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
We had 6 ARTS scatters within a 10 min period. The 6TH was caused by switching back to a previous version of the ARTS program. After we were back on the old program for aprox 1 hour, we had another scatter. Moderate traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR RPTED THAT THE TRACON HAD 6 ARTS SCATTERS IN A 10 MIN PERIOD. ARTS SWITCHED TO OLD ARTS PROGRAM AND IT SETTLED DOWN.
Narrative: WE HAD 6 ARTS SCATTERS WITHIN A 10 MIN PERIOD. THE 6TH WAS CAUSED BY SWITCHING BACK TO A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE ARTS PROGRAM. AFTER WE WERE BACK ON THE OLD PROGRAM FOR APROX 1 HR, WE HAD ANOTHER SCATTER. MODERATE TFC.
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.