Reporter at P31 TRACON states ARTS failed for 1 sweep.

Attributes
ACN	477050
Time
Date	200006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Rain
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 14 flight time total : 600
ASRS Report	477050
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : repairman
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : technician(2)
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	computer equipment : p31.tracon

Narrative:

The ARTS would fail for 1 sweep and return to normal. This has happened before and airways facilities cannot find a problem. Airways facilities says it is looking at a problem with the ARTS computer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR AT P31 TRACON STATES ARTS FAILED FOR 1 SWEEP.

Narrative: THE ARTS WOULD FAIL FOR 1 SWEEP AND RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND AIRWAYS FACILITIES CANNOT FIND A PROB. AIRWAYS FACILITIES SAYS IT IS LOOKING AT A PROB WITH THE ARTS COMPUTER.

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.