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Reporter states that the den TRACON ASR-9 radar does not display WX. Reporter believes this is a safety hazard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444491 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : d01.tracon |
| State Reference | CO |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 444491 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 19 flight time total : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 444492 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : d01.tracon |
Narrative:
During the frequency of thunderstorms in spring and summer in denver area, we have been operating without the assistance of WX radar on our scopes because it is OTS indefinitely. A big safety hazard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATES THAT THE DEN TRACON ASR-9 RADAR DOES NOT DISPLAY WX. RPTR BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
Narrative: DURING THE FREQ OF TSTMS IN SPRING AND SUMMER IN DENVER AREA, WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF WX RADAR ON OUR SCOPES BECAUSE IT IS OTS INDEFINITELY. A BIG SAFETY HAZARD.
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.