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Reporter states that their ARTS 3A radar equipment was interrupted twice with a scatter, which resulted in a loss of display data for 8 mins.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443888 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 443888 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The ARTS program scattered twice in rapid succession. All automated data was lost except altitude information. It took approximately 8 mins for a full recovery.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATES THAT THEIR ARTS 3A RADAR EQUIP WAS INTERRUPTED TWICE WITH A SCATTER, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DISPLAY DATA FOR 8 MINS.
Narrative: THE ARTS PROGRAM SCATTERED TWICE IN RAPID SUCCESSION. ALL AUTOMATED DATA WAS LOST EXCEPT ALT INFO. IT TOOK APPROX 8 MINS FOR A FULL RECOVERY.
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.