Phl controller expressed concern regarding multiple stars radar display failures.

Attributes
ACN	645507
Time
Date	200411
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	645507
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : phl.tracon

Narrative:

We have had 23 tcw (scope) failures since 11/mon/04. 17 of those have happened on 2 positions. We are a stars facility, since november 2002. These outages are getting far too often. It appears to be a processor problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PHL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MULTIPLE STARS RADAR DISPLAY FAILURES.

Narrative: WE HAVE HAD 23 TCW (SCOPE) FAILURES SINCE 11/MON/04. 17 OF THOSE HAVE HAPPENED ON 2 POSITIONS. WE ARE A STARS FACILITY, SINCE NOVEMBER 2002. THESE OUTAGES ARE GETTING FAR TOO OFTEN. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROCESSOR PROB.

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.