Reported loss of primary radar. Af technician reset channel to restore radar.

Attributes
ACN	341832
Time
Date	199607
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : roc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Experience	controller military : 6 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	341832
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working the radar position at the roc TRACON when I observed the loss of all primary radar targets. I notified the supervisor who in turn notified a radar technician. The technician went out to the radar site and reset channel 'a.' he stated that he could not find the problem and it may have been caused by a power surge. I also feel there should be an aural alarm on the ASR9 system control panel to alert controllers of a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED LOSS OF PRIMARY RADAR. AF TECHNICIAN RESET CHANNEL TO RESTORE RADAR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE RADAR POS AT THE ROC TRACON WHEN I OBSERVED THE LOSS OF ALL PRIMARY RADAR TARGETS. I NOTIFIED THE SUPVR WHO IN TURN NOTIFIED A RADAR TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN WENT OUT TO THE RADAR SITE AND RESET CHANNEL 'A.' HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROB AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A PWR SURGE. I ALSO FEEL THERE SHOULD BE AN AURAL ALARM ON THE ASR9 SYS CTL PANEL TO ALERT CTLRS OF A PROB.

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.