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TRACON controller's scope had a numeric display problem. Controller changed to another scope and states the equipment is old and unreliable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 383020 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
While working east radar, the alpha numerics on my display began pulsing brighter then back to normal on an inconsistent basis. The scope was logged out and we changed to another scope. Same scope has had many similar problems lately, old unreliable equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON CTLR'S SCOPE HAD A NUMERIC DISPLAY PROB. CTLR CHANGED TO ANOTHER SCOPE AND STATES THE EQUIP IS OLD AND UNRELIABLE.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING E RADAR, THE ALPHA NUMERICS ON MY DISPLAY BEGAN PULSING BRIGHTER THEN BACK TO NORMAL ON AN INCONSISTENT BASIS. THE SCOPE WAS LOGGED OUT AND WE CHANGED TO ANOTHER SCOPE. SAME SCOPE HAS HAD MANY SIMILAR PROBS LATELY, OLD UNRELIABLE EQUIP.
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.