Approach controller claims that a new building near the ASR radar site causes multiple reflections on primary and secondary radar. The controller also states that it may be causing erroneous TCASII RA's.

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Attributes
ACN	388192
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mgm airport : mxf
State Reference	AL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 2 flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	388192
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
Airport	other physical facility
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

ASR site is located at mxf air force base. Air base has constructed a building which causes multiple reflections of primary and secondary radar. May or may not be giving erroneous TCASII resolution. Ucr filed with FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR CLAIMS THAT A NEW BUILDING NEAR THE ASR RADAR SITE CAUSES MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RADAR. THE CTLR ALSO STATES THAT IT MAY BE CAUSING ERRONEOUS TCASII RA'S.

Narrative: ASR SITE IS LOCATED AT MXF AIR FORCE BASE. AIR BASE HAS CONSTRUCTED A BUILDING WHICH CAUSES MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RADAR. MAY OR MAY NOT BE GIVING ERRONEOUS TCASII RESOLUTION. UCR FILED WITH FAA.

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.