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Report alleges loss of appropriate separation involving aircraft, facilities and sectors due to electrical failure resulting in loss of frequency, radar and land line communication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 389980 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 12 controller radar : 4 controller supervisory : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 389979 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In the area described above I was working approximately 15 aircraft when the radar, frequency, and land lines failed. The radar was out for 10-15 mins, the frequency for 4-5 mins and land lines for at least 1 hour. It is impossible to establish non-radar separation when all the aircraft are at the same 2 or 3 altitudes, at these speeds and density.
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.
Narrative: IN THE AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE I WAS WORKING APPROX 15 ACFT WHEN THE RADAR, FREQ, AND LAND LINES FAILED. THE RADAR WAS OUT FOR 10-15 MINS, THE FREQ FOR 4-5 MINS AND LAND LINES FOR AT LEAST 1 HR. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH NON-RADAR SEPARATION WHEN ALL THE ACFT ARE AT THE SAME 2 OR 3 ALTS, AT THESE SPDS AND DENSITY.
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.