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4 rptrs from dfw TRACON report an ARTS outage of approximately 1 hour. Cause of the outage not verified but 1 reporter alleges a processor failed. Primary radar was utilized during the outage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mob |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 336046 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 336047 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The ARTS III computer quit for a period of 1 hour. Initially, I used only primary radar before traffic could be stopped. This backup system (primary radar) is unsafe given the volume of traffic this facility works.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 4 RPTRS FROM DFW TRACON RPT AN ARTS OUTAGE OF APPROX 1 HR. CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE NOT VERIFIED BUT 1 RPTR ALLEGES A PROCESSOR FAILED. PRIMARY RADAR WAS UTILIZED DURING THE OUTAGE.
Narrative: THE ARTS III COMPUTER QUIT FOR A PERIOD OF 1 HR. INITIALLY, I USED ONLY PRIMARY RADAR BEFORE TFC COULD BE STOPPED. THIS BACKUP SYS (PRIMARY RADAR) IS UNSAFE GIVEN THE VOLUME OF TFC THIS FACILITY WORKS.
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.