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Eug TRACON had the ASR9 radar at the mfr site stop turning 3 different times. Maintenance had control of the equipment and could not be reached.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mfr |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 9 flight time total : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 350550 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The ASR9 antenna at mfr stopped turning 3 different times. Maintenance had control of the controls and could not be reached. The phone was busy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EUG TRACON HAD THE ASR9 RADAR AT THE MFR SITE STOP TURNING 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MAINT HAD CTL OF THE EQUIP AND COULD NOT BE REACHED.
Narrative: THE ASR9 ANTENNA AT MFR STOPPED TURNING 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MAINT HAD CTL OF THE CTLS AND COULD NOT BE REACHED. THE PHONE WAS BUSY.
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.