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.

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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.