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ATC reporter states that the facility's #6 level WX receiver for the ASR-9 is OTS, degrading the effectiveness of the WX processing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341219 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : roc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 341219 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Roc ASR-9 #6 level WX receiver is OTS. This limits the ASR-9 to depicting only 2 levels of WX intensities on radar scopes. This could be hazardous to aircraft who may not have WX radar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATC RPTR STATES THAT THE FACILITY'S #6 LEVEL WX RECEIVER FOR THE ASR-9 IS OTS, DEGRADING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WX PROCESSING.
Narrative: ROC ASR-9 #6 LEVEL WX RECEIVER IS OTS. THIS LIMITS THE ASR-9 TO DEPICTING ONLY 2 LEVELS OF WX INTENSITIES ON RADAR SCOPES. THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO ACFT WHO MAY NOT HAVE WX RADAR.
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.