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ARTCC radar controller complaint about radar coverage at 6000 ft in the area of huo VOR. Was trying to give an air carrier E120 TA's on a VFR aircraft near the air carrier, but lost radar with the VFR aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : huo |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Xingu EMB-121 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 348303 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Due to the limited radar coverage in the swf sector at ZBW I was not able to effectively provide 'traffic alert' information to air carrier X. Air carrier X was sbound on V489 over the lemor intersection at 6000 ft. I observed a VFR target east of V489 wbound at 6500 ft. I then lost the VFR target and advised air carrier X of the last known position, which was about 4 mi east of V489. He then advised me he saw the traffic directly overhead. This situation is a common occurrence in this sector. The solution to this problem is to install the swf ASR-9 radar system onto the host computer at ZBW.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT RADAR COVERAGE AT 6000 FT IN THE AREA OF HUO VOR. WAS TRYING TO GIVE AN ACR E120 TA'S ON A VFR ACFT NEAR THE ACR, BUT LOST RADAR WITH THE VFR ACFT.
Narrative: DUE TO THE LIMITED RADAR COVERAGE IN THE SWF SECTOR AT ZBW I WAS NOT ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE 'TFC ALERT' INFO TO ACR X. ACR X WAS SBOUND ON V489 OVER THE LEMOR INTXN AT 6000 FT. I OBSERVED A VFR TARGET E OF V489 WBOUND AT 6500 FT. I THEN LOST THE VFR TARGET AND ADVISED ACR X OF THE LAST KNOWN POS, WHICH WAS ABOUT 4 MI E OF V489. HE THEN ADVISED ME HE SAW THE TFC DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THIS SIT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS SECTOR. THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROB IS TO INSTALL THE SWF ASR-9 RADAR SYS ONTO THE HOST COMPUTER AT ZBW.
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.