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Ground testing of xponders at the aircraft manufacturing firm located on the airport, creates interference at the sav tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441458 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sav.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground other : ramp testing |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 441458 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
There was a VFR tag in the northeast corner of the airport which was climbing and descending then went steady at 100 ft. There is a current problem at sav airport, people working on their transponder.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GND TESTING OF XPONDERS AT THE ACFT MANUFACTURING FIRM LOCATED ON THE ARPT, CREATES INTERFERENCE AT THE SAV TWR.
Narrative: THERE WAS A VFR TAG IN THE NE CORNER OF THE ARPT WHICH WAS CLBING AND DSNDING THEN WENT STEADY AT 100 FT. THERE IS A CURRENT PROB AT SAV ARPT, PEOPLE WORKING ON THEIR XPONDER.
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.