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Flo TRACON controller expressed concern regarding false targets that have been occurring for several yrs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 680452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : flo.tracon |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : flo.tracon artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 5 controller radar : 11 controller time certified in position1 : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 680452 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| 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 : flo.tracon |
Narrative:
I have been working at flo for 11 yrs. We have had problems with false targets the whole time. We have primary targets show up all the time. It can take you by surprise when a primary pops up right next to an aircraft you are working. Airway facilities has said can't be fixed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLO TRACON CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FALSE TARGETS THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YRS.
Narrative: I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT FLO FOR 11 YRS. WE HAVE HAD PROBS WITH FALSE TARGETS THE WHOLE TIME. WE HAVE PRIMARY TARGETS SHOW UP ALL THE TIME. IT CAN TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE WHEN A PRIMARY POPS UP RIGHT NEXT TO AN ACFT YOU ARE WORKING. AIRWAY FACILITIES HAS SAID CAN'T BE FIXED.
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.