Radar OTS due to commercial power failure. Emergency generator did not work.

Attributes
ACN	338117
Time
Date	199604
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ggg
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ggg
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 3 flight time total : 90
ASRS Report	338117
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Radar out due to commercial power failure and emergency generator did not work. Video compression unit also failed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that he was told that the emergency generator problem was fixed and stated that he didn't know if it worked as there have not been any further power failures that required the use of the generator.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADAR OTS DUE TO COMMERCIAL PWR FAILURE. EMER GENERATOR DID NOT WORK.

Narrative: RADAR OUT DUE TO COMMERCIAL PWR FAILURE AND EMER GENERATOR DID NOT WORK. VIDEO COMPRESSION UNIT ALSO FAILED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE EMER GENERATOR PROB WAS FIXED AND STATED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WORKED AS THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER PWR FAILURES THAT REQUIRED THE USE OF THE GENERATOR.

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.