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Clt TRACON controller expressed concern regarding proper radar separation application as it relates to radar source.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 662822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt.tracon |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 662822 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
Narrative:
I was working the departure east position and the radar presentation was suspect. I advised the supervisor. I later learned that my radar was not set to clt; but incorrectly to grm. This situation caused for additional separation that I had not been providing. Once the cause was determined; I had the radar switched back to clt and advised others to be cautious. The display was the only questionable thing (dropped primary radar tags; etc).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT TRACON CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING PROPER RADAR SEPARATION APPLICATION AS IT RELATES TO RADAR SOURCE.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE DEP E POS AND THE RADAR PRESENTATION WAS SUSPECT. I ADVISED THE SUPVR. I LATER LEARNED THAT MY RADAR WAS NOT SET TO CLT; BUT INCORRECTLY TO GRM. THIS SITUATION CAUSED FOR ADDITIONAL SEPARATION THAT I HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDING. ONCE THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED; I HAD THE RADAR SWITCHED BACK TO CLT AND ADVISED OTHERS TO BE CAUTIOUS. THE DISPLAY WAS THE ONLY QUESTIONABLE THING (DROPPED PRIMARY RADAR TAGS; ETC).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.