Pbi controller expressed concern regarding an ARTS equipment problem; ie; not tagging aircraft and failing to initiate la-ca processing.

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Attributes
ACN	690978
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 25 controller supervisory : 3
ASRS Report	690978
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
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	FAA

Narrative:

Numerous aircraft are departing IFR; squawking correct beacon code; but not tagging. This problem is becoming huge at pbi; happening with several aircraft an hour. Pbi airways facilities is aware of the problem but states nothing is wrong. This is becoming a serious safety issue during busy traffic sessions and no MSAW or TCAS processing is being done. We have an ASR-11 and analog ARTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PBI CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING AN ARTS EQUIP PROB; IE; NOT TAGGING ACFT AND FAILING TO INITIATE LA-CA PROCESSING.

Narrative: NUMEROUS ACFT ARE DEPARTING IFR; SQUAWKING CORRECT BEACON CODE; BUT NOT TAGGING. THIS PROB IS BECOMING HUGE AT PBI; HAPPENING WITH SEVERAL ACFT AN HR. PBI AIRWAYS FACILITIES IS AWARE OF THE PROB BUT STATES NOTHING IS WRONG. THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DURING BUSY TFC SESSIONS AND NO MSAW OR TCAS PROCESSING IS BEING DONE. WE HAVE AN ASR-11 AND ANALOG ARTS.

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.