Narrative:

Due to human error an electrical error occurred causing loss of radios for 3-4 mins and loss of radar for 11-12 mins. System errors may have happened. How to prevent or minimize -- do maintenance at slower traffic periods. Better backups or newer equipment. Supplemental information from acn 388863: the reason for these multiple deviations was the complete failure of all modes of radar and communication and the failure to institute approved procedures in the event of just such an emergency. This specifically would be the relinquishment of airspace to adjoining facilities per LOA's.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPT ALLEGES LOSS OF APPROPRIATE SEPARATION INVOLVING ACFT, FACILITIES AND SECTORS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF FREQ, RADAR AND LAND LINE COM. FAILURE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN HUMAN ERROR.

Narrative: DUE TO HUMAN ERROR AN ELECTRICAL ERROR OCCURRED CAUSING LOSS OF RADIOS FOR 3-4 MINS AND LOSS OF RADAR FOR 11-12 MINS. SYS ERRORS MAY HAVE HAPPENED. HOW TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE -- DO MAINT AT SLOWER TFC PERIODS. BETTER BACKUPS OR NEWER EQUIP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 388863: THE REASON FOR THESE MULTIPLE DEVS WAS THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL MODES OF RADAR AND COM AND THE FAILURE TO INSTITUTE APPROVED PROCS IN THE EVENT OF JUST SUCH AN EMER. THIS SPECIFICALLY WOULD BE THE RELINQUISHMENT OF AIRSPACE TO ADJOINING FACILITIES PER LOA'S.

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.