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A radar controller claims that the radar scope display went blank 3 different times during a 30 min period. The controller further claims that bad radar displays continue to be a problem at the facility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 390990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| 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 | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Old unreliable displays continue to malfunction at my facility. During a 30 min period my display went blank on 3 different occasions. The outage lasted for about 5 seconds each time. I was working up to 10 aircraft at the times this scope was replaced and the old one worked on. Bad displays continue to be a major problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A RADAR CTLR CLAIMS THAT THE RADAR SCOPE DISPLAY WENT BLANK 3 DIFFERENT TIMES DURING A 30 MIN PERIOD. THE CTLR FURTHER CLAIMS THAT BAD RADAR DISPLAYS CONTINUE TO BE A PROB AT THE FACILITY.
Narrative: OLD UNRELIABLE DISPLAYS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION AT MY FACILITY. DURING A 30 MIN PERIOD MY DISPLAY WENT BLANK ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE OUTAGE LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS EACH TIME. I WAS WORKING UP TO 10 ACFT AT THE TIMES THIS SCOPE WAS REPLACED AND THE OLD ONE WORKED ON. BAD DISPLAYS CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR PROB.
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.