Mco approach radar failed as a result of an electrical cable being out.

Attributes
ACN	563461
Time
Date	200210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20 controller time certified in position1 : 14
ASRS Report	563461
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	563460
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility

Narrative:

A cable was cut and our radar (primary) beacon and our cenrap (backup system) went out. We did not get reliable cenrap for at least 45 mins and radar was out for 1 hour.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MCO APCH RADAR FAILED AS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL CABLE BEING OUT.

Narrative: A CABLE WAS CUT AND OUR RADAR (PRIMARY) BEACON AND OUR CENRAP (BACKUP SYS) WENT OUT. WE DID NOT GET RELIABLE CENRAP FOR AT LEAST 45 MINS AND RADAR WAS OUT FOR 1 HR.

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.