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Reported problem with target jump on center radar as 2 aircraft passed each other at the same altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cty |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 357240 |
| 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 | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 42000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Problems continue with cty radar at jacksonville ARTCC. Aircraft #1, tpa-ewr climbing to FL310 on radar vectors to keep aircraft #1 away from aircraft #2. Great amount of target jump as aircraft passed abeam each other. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated that there is no longer a problem with target jumping on the cty radar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTED PROB WITH TARGET JUMP ON CTR RADAR AS 2 ACFT PASSED EACH OTHER AT THE SAME ALT.
Narrative: PROBS CONTINUE WITH CTY RADAR AT JACKSONVILLE ARTCC. ACFT #1, TPA-EWR CLBING TO FL310 ON RADAR VECTORS TO KEEP ACFT #1 AWAY FROM ACFT #2. GREAT AMOUNT OF TARGET JUMP AS ACFT PASSED ABEAM EACH OTHER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A PROB WITH TARGET JUMPING ON THE CTY 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.