Narrative:

On nov/sun/01, south radar was usable because of no ARTS tracking on beacon and no primary. Due to this, west, handoff west, north and handoff north were used. It took 5 hours to get a technician to get here and fix the problem. The traffic level at the time was comparable to airshow traffic. This situation compromised the safe handling of aircraft. In the normal mode, with that traffic level, we would have had the following radar scopes working: north radar, handoff north, west radar, handoff west, south radar and south handoff operating. Solution: airway facility needs to put in place a system to get a hold of af personnel in these emergency sits.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV CTLR CONCERNED WITH RADAR CTL POS USABILITY AND WITH MAINT RESPONSE TIME TO EFFECT REPAIR.

Narrative: ON NOV/SUN/01, SOUTH RADAR WAS USABLE BECAUSE OF NO ARTS TRACKING ON BEACON AND NO PRIMARY. DUE TO THIS, WEST, HANDOFF WEST, NORTH AND HANDOFF NORTH WERE USED. IT TOOK 5 HRS TO GET A TECHNICIAN TO GET HERE AND FIX THE PROB. THE TFC LEVEL AT THE TIME WAS COMPARABLE TO AIRSHOW TFC. THIS SIT COMPROMISED THE SAFE HANDLING OF ACFT. IN THE NORMAL MODE, WITH THAT TFC LEVEL, WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING RADAR SCOPES WORKING: NORTH RADAR, HANDOFF NORTH, WEST RADAR, HANDOFF WEST, SOUTH RADAR AND SOUTH HANDOFF OPERATING. SOLUTION: AIRWAY FAC NEEDS TO PUT IN PLACE A SYS TO GET A HOLD OF AF PERSONNEL IN THESE EMER SITS.

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.