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A radar failure at all position froze computer data and prevented the controllers from making handoffs to adjacent facilities.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ont |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ont tracon : ind |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 372960 |
| 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 radar tracking system (ARTS) failed in the ontario area of sct. The failure occurred at all position and lasted 5 mins. All computer data froze, no computer entries could be made. You couldn't make or take a handoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A RADAR FAILURE AT ALL POS FROZE COMPUTER DATA AND PREVENTED THE CTLRS FROM MAKING HDOFS TO ADJACENT FACILITIES.
Narrative: THE RADAR TRACKING SYS (ARTS) FAILED IN THE ONTARIO AREA OF SCT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL POS AND LASTED 5 MINS. ALL COMPUTER DATA FROZE, NO COMPUTER ENTRIES COULD BE MADE. YOU COULDN'T MAKE OR TAKE A HDOF.
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.