ARTCC radar controller's display lost all aircraft targets after he asked supervisor to have the dis...

Attributes
ACN	478870
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	478870
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : supervisor oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar display other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Strobing and WX was heavily displayed. Radar controller asked supervisor to have it turned down. Instead of just turning it down all targets were lost. Sector had heavy traffic with, departures, arrs, climbing and descending traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR'S DISPLAY LOST ALL ACFT TARGETS AFTER HE ASKED SUPVR TO HAVE THE DISPLAY TURNED DOWN.

Narrative: STROBING AND WX WAS HEAVILY DISPLAYED. RADAR CTLR ASKED SUPVR TO HAVE IT TURNED DOWN. INSTEAD OF JUST TURNING IT DOWN ALL TARGETS WERE LOST. SECTOR HAD HVY TFC WITH, DEPS, ARRS, CLBING AND DSNDING TFC.

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.

ARTCC radar controller's display lost all aircraft targets after he asked supervisor to have the display turned down.