Reported 2 min failure of the skip channel for ARTS radar.

Attributes
ACN	381540
Time
Date	199709
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 10 flight time total : 600
ASRS Report	381540
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

At mci the skip channel failed again. The ARTS/radar was lost for 2 mins. Airways facilities has no answer for the skip channel failures. This is an on-going problem at mci.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED 2 MIN FAILURE OF THE SKIP CHANNEL FOR ARTS RADAR.

Narrative: AT MCI THE SKIP CHANNEL FAILED AGAIN. THE ARTS/RADAR WAS LOST FOR 2 MINS. AIRWAYS FACILITIES HAS NO ANSWER FOR THE SKIP CHANNEL FAILURES. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROB AT MCI.

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.