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One of many reports by a controller that the telephone line that transmit radar information from the TRACON to the tower is unsatisfactory and that the d-brite radar display fails continuously.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : shv |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : shv tracon : shv |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 11 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 373278 |
| 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 |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Shv tower is 12 mi away from the RAPCON (radar approach control), which is located on barksdale AFB. The tower has a d-brite radar display which is slaved off the RAPCON radar. The signal is transmitted from the RAPCON via telephone line, codex modem and video compression module. On the date indicated above, the d-brite failed because of a problem with the telephone line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ONE OF MANY RPTS BY A CTLR THAT THE TELEPHONE LINE THAT XMIT RADAR INFO FROM THE TRACON TO THE TWR IS UNSATISFACTORY AND THAT THE D-BRITE RADAR DISPLAY FAILS CONTINUOUSLY.
Narrative: SHV TWR IS 12 MI AWAY FROM THE RAPCON (RADAR APCH CTL), WHICH IS LOCATED ON BARKSDALE AFB. THE TWR HAS A D-BRITE RADAR DISPLAY WHICH IS SLAVED OFF THE RAPCON RADAR. THE SIGNAL IS XMITTED FROM THE RAPCON VIA TELEPHONE LINE, CODEX MODEM AND VIDEO COMPRESSION MODULE. ON THE DATE INDICATED ABOVE, THE D-BRITE FAILED BECAUSE OF A PROB WITH THE TELEPHONE 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.