Mci local controller describes extended radar and asde outage during thunderstorm conditions.

Attributes
ACN	666243
Time
Date	200507
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Experience	controller radar : 24
ASRS Report	666243
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility FAA Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility

Narrative:

ASR 9 radar at mci OTS for approximately 17 hours due to equipment failure. Asde not available. Thunderstorms in area; visibility at times less than 1 mi. Could not provide guidance to aircraft to avoid WX because we were using ZKC back-up radar and WX levels not available. If ZKC radar had failed; we have no back-up and would have had to use non radar procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MCI LCL CTLR DESCRIBES EXTENDED RADAR AND ASDE OUTAGE DURING TSTM CONDITIONS.

Narrative: ASR 9 RADAR AT MCI OTS FOR APPROX 17 HRS DUE TO EQUIP FAILURE. ASDE NOT AVAILABLE. TSTMS IN AREA; VISIBILITY AT TIMES LESS THAN 1 MI. COULD NOT PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO ACFT TO AVOID WX BECAUSE WE WERE USING ZKC BACK-UP RADAR AND WX LEVELS NOT AVAILABLE. IF ZKC RADAR HAD FAILED; WE HAVE NO BACK-UP AND WOULD HAVE HAD TO USE NON RADAR PROCS.

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.