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ZMP controller alerts to a host radar failure that required transition to darc, then back to host after a 15 min outage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zmp.artcc |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 2 flight time total : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 532655 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
Narrative:
While working radar position, darc mode was briefly referenced. The radar display then froze and would not update. The sector needed to be combined at an already busy position for approximately 15 mins until the position could be moved back to its original position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP CTLR ALERTS TO A HOST RADAR FAILURE THAT REQUIRED TRANSITION TO DARC, THEN BACK TO HOST AFTER A 15 MIN OUTAGE.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING RADAR POS, DARC MODE WAS BRIEFLY REFED. THE RADAR DISPLAY THEN FROZE AND WOULD NOT UPDATE. THE SECTOR NEEDED TO BE COMBINED AT AN ALREADY BUSY POS FOR APPROX 15 MINS UNTIL THE POS COULD BE MOVED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POS.
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.