Fnt controller expressed concern regarding management's decision to use cenrap given the WX conditio...

Attributes
ACN	742059
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fnt.tracon
State Reference	MI
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 22 controller time certified in position1 : 16
ASRS Report	742059
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller radar : 18 controller time certified in position1 : 16
ASRS Report	742060
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : fnt.tracon

Narrative:

The problem arose when management made the decision to use cenrap with possibility of WX (the opportunity to do so with maintenance WX was available). I was advised via position briefing there was WX to the west that aircraft had deviated around. We had no WX radar capabilities due to being in cenrap (no primaries). I didn't have any aircraft that had to deviate and I just advised them of PIREPS and previous deviations. It would have been better to have been on cenrap on another day. No WX through the day. With WX moving in but the controller in charge input was not taken under consideration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FNT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MGMNT'S DECISION TO USE CENRAP GIVEN THE WX CONDITIONS.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHEN MGMNT MADE THE DECISION TO USE CENRAP WITH POSSIBILITY OF WX (THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO WITH MAINT WX WAS AVAILABLE). I WAS ADVISED VIA POS BRIEFING THERE WAS WX TO THE W THAT ACFT HAD DEVIATED AROUND. WE HAD NO WX RADAR CAPABILITIES DUE TO BEING IN CENRAP (NO PRIMARIES). I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ACFT THAT HAD TO DEVIATE AND I JUST ADVISED THEM OF PIREPS AND PREVIOUS DEVS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO HAVE BEEN ON CENRAP ON ANOTHER DAY. NO WX THROUGH THE DAY. WITH WX MOVING IN BUT THE CIC INPUT WAS NOT TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION.

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.

Fnt controller expressed concern regarding management's decision to use cenrap given the WX conditions.