 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Lost of commercial power at radar site caused the ASR-9 radar to fail. Transition to cenrap took approximately 1 to 2 mins. Radar technicians had difficulty getting both ASR-9 radar channels back on line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353612 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 352612 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| 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:
According to controllers working at the time the radar sweep just started to slow down. We lost commercial power at the site. Took 1-2 mins to transition to cenrap. Technicians are now having problems getting both channels of the ASR-9 to come back on line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOST OF COMMERCIAL PWR AT RADAR SITE CAUSED THE ASR-9 RADAR TO FAIL. TRANSITION TO CENRAP TOOK APPROX 1 TO 2 MINS. RADAR TECHNICIANS HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING BOTH ASR-9 RADAR CHANNELS BACK ON LINE.
Narrative: ACCORDING TO CTLRS WORKING AT THE TIME THE RADAR SWEEP JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. WE LOST COMMERCIAL PWR AT THE SITE. TOOK 1-2 MINS TO TRANSITION TO CENRAP. TECHNICIANS ARE NOW HAVING PROBS GETTING BOTH CHANNELS OF THE ASR-9 TO COME BACK ON LINE.
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.