Tmb controller provides reason and cause for BRITE radar problems.

Attributes
ACN	541328
Time
Date	200203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tmb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tmb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	541328
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar technician : repairman
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : brite radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA Maintenance Human Performance Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	computer equipment : mia.tracon procedure or policy : tmb.tower radar equipment : tmb.tower

Narrative:

Numerous targets not displayed within 5 NM of tmb airport (both primary and secondary). D-brite was logged OTS, but miami radar technicians said problems do exist, called by the 2 control towers at mia. Engineers will be called in, but radar technicians said that our d-brite is logged back in service with above stated problems still existing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TMB CTLR PROVIDES REASON AND CAUSE FOR BRITE RADAR PROBS.

Narrative: NUMEROUS TARGETS NOT DISPLAYED WITHIN 5 NM OF TMB ARPT (BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY). D-BRITE WAS LOGGED OTS, BUT MIAMI RADAR TECHNICIANS SAID PROBS DO EXIST, CALLED BY THE 2 CTL TWRS AT MIA. ENGINEERS WILL BE CALLED IN, BUT RADAR TECHNICIANS SAID THAT OUR D-BRITE IS LOGGED BACK IN SVC WITH ABOVE STATED PROBS STILL EXISTING.

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.