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Approach controller at P31 states the facility back-up generator was slow starting up after a power failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : p31.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 479784 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : back up generator other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : p31.tracon computer equipment : p31.tracon radar equipment : p31.tracon |
Narrative:
I was acting in the supervisory capacity as the designated controller in charge when commercial power had failed and the generator experienced a lengthy delay before starting up. Traffic was at least moderate on all radar position and heavy on several sectors. This is a recurring problem with this generator which has been acknowledged by management.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR AT P31 STATES THE FACILITY BACK-UP GENERATOR WAS SLOW STARTING UP AFTER A PWR FAILURE.
Narrative: I WAS ACTING IN THE SUPERVISORY CAPACITY AS THE DESIGNATED CIC WHEN COMMERCIAL PWR HAD FAILED AND THE GENERATOR EXPERIENCED A LENGTHY DELAY BEFORE STARTING UP. TFC WAS AT LEAST MODERATE ON ALL RADAR POS AND HVY ON SEVERAL SECTORS. THIS IS A RECURRING PROB WITH THIS GENERATOR WHICH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY MGMNT.
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.