<< >> NASA ASRS Report 512440, May 2001

Mia TRACON controller had an ARTS failure with loss of data blocks when fll radar was removed from service without proper notification.

Attributes
ACN	512440
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9 controller supervisory : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 9
ASRS Report	512440
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility FAA
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

Mia ARTS failed causing a loss of all data blocks. After the fact, it was learned that fll radar was scheduled for outage but they did not notify anyone prior to turning it off. How that caused the mia ARTS to fail is unknown, both ARTS worked at mia.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIA TRACON CTLR HAD AN ARTS FAILURE WITH LOSS OF DATA BLOCKS WHEN FLL RADAR WAS REMOVED FROM SVC WITHOUT PROPER NOTIFICATION.

Narrative: MIA ARTS FAILED CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL DATA BLOCKS. AFTER THE FACT, IT WAS LEARNED THAT FLL RADAR WAS SCHEDULED FOR OUTAGE BUT THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE PRIOR TO TURNING IT OFF. HOW THAT CAUSED THE MIA ARTS TO FAIL IS UNKNOWN, BOTH ARTS WORKED AT MIA.

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.