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ARTS ii radar equipment became unusable for approximately 15 mins before it was repaired. There was no impact to traffic. Reporter claims that the FAA has had problems with this particular version of ARTS ii freezing up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : flo |
| State Reference | SC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : flo |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 398359 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 398360 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
The ARTS froze up for no apparent reason. Luckily the airways facilities people were still in the facility and were able to get it up and running within 15 mins. The airways facilities people said the FAA has had problems with this particular version freezing up. We got lucky and we were not busy with several planes on the scope.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTS II RADAR EQUIP BECAME UNUSABLE FOR APPROX 15 MINS BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO TFC. RPTR CLAIMS THAT THE FAA HAS HAD PROBS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VERSION OF ARTS II FREEZING UP.
Narrative: THE ARTS FROZE UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LUCKILY THE AIRWAYS FACILITIES PEOPLE WERE STILL IN THE FACILITY AND WERE ABLE TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING WITHIN 15 MINS. THE AIRWAYS FACILITIES PEOPLE SAID THE FAA HAS HAD PROBS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VERSION FREEZING UP. WE GOT LUCKY AND WE WERE NOT BUSY WITH SEVERAL PLANES ON THE SCOPE.
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.