Narrative:

On jan/xa/06; ZFW ARTCC executed a scheduled host/uret computer shutdown. Since ZFW has adaptation to not print high altitude flight progress strips during normal operations; this feature should be 'turned off' for a period of time prior to a shutdown to provide flight plan information (via flight progress strips) to sectors with traffic. Flight plan information was not printed prior to the shutdown on jan/xa/06; leaving active sectors with no recorded flight plan information. Each aircraft in ZFW airspace had to be queried in order to record flight plan and clearance information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZFW CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FACILITY'S LACK OF BACKUP 'PAPER' STRIPS DURING NEW SCHEDULED EQUIP SHUTDOWNS.

Narrative: ON JAN/XA/06; ZFW ARTCC EXECUTED A SCHEDULED HOST/URET COMPUTER SHUTDOWN. SINCE ZFW HAS ADAPTATION TO NOT PRINT HIGH ALT FLT PROGRESS STRIPS DURING NORMAL OPS; THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE 'TURNED OFF' FOR A PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO A SHUTDOWN TO PROVIDE FLT PLAN INFO (VIA FLT PROGRESS STRIPS) TO SECTORS WITH TFC. FLT PLAN INFO WAS NOT PRINTED PRIOR TO THE SHUTDOWN ON JAN/XA/06; LEAVING ACTIVE SECTORS WITH NO RECORDED FLT PLAN INFO. EACH ACFT IN ZFW AIRSPACE HAD TO BE QUERIED IN ORDER TO RECORD FLT PLAN AND CLRNC INFO.

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.