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Reporter claims fdad radar display failed requiring instructor and developmental moving to other position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 7 flight time total : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 389632 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The fdad radar display at the jfk departure position (J-108) failed without warning. The alphanumerics froze then disappeared on 3/4 of the display -- a highly unusual event. Airway facility technicians reported computer 'suicide alerts' indicated a 'stroke display controller' (sdc) failure. There was training in progress on the position. The instructor and developmental moved over to the scope on their right (J-110) which is one of the two final monitor scopes (not presently in use). However, the controller working jfk departure handoff (J-109) was then unable to do many of the required functions of a handoff controller because J-109 is 'slaved' to j- 108, and J-110 does not have a handoff position. No notice radar display failures are becoming more and more frequent, at least once a week. It is only going to be a matter of time before something horrible happens, unless we get new radar displays.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CLAIMS FDAD RADAR DISPLAY FAILED REQUIRING INSTRUCTOR AND DEVELOPMENTAL MOVING TO OTHER POS.
Narrative: THE FDAD RADAR DISPLAY AT THE JFK DEP POS (J-108) FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ALPHANUMERICS FROZE THEN DISAPPEARED ON 3/4 OF THE DISPLAY -- A HIGHLY UNUSUAL EVENT. AIRWAY FACILITY TECHNICIANS RPTED COMPUTER 'SUICIDE ALERTS' INDICATED A 'STROKE DISPLAY CTLR' (SDC) FAILURE. THERE WAS TRAINING IN PROGRESS ON THE POS. THE INSTRUCTOR AND DEVELOPMENTAL MOVED OVER TO THE SCOPE ON THEIR R (J-110) WHICH IS ONE OF THE TWO FINAL MONITOR SCOPES (NOT PRESENTLY IN USE). HOWEVER, THE CTLR WORKING JFK DEP HDOF (J-109) WAS THEN UNABLE TO DO MANY OF THE REQUIRED FUNCTIONS OF A HDOF CTLR BECAUSE J-109 IS 'SLAVED' TO J- 108, AND J-110 DOES NOT HAVE A HDOF POS. NO NOTICE RADAR DISPLAY FAILURES ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, AT LEAST ONCE A WK. IT IS ONLY GOING TO BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS, UNLESS WE GET NEW RADAR DISPLAYS.
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.