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Sav controller voiced concern regarding ongoing target loss on their present ASR-8 radar system; suggesting new ASR-11 would solve issue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 749760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sav.tracon |
| State Reference | GA |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| ASRS Report | 749760 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : sav.tracon |
Narrative:
Our ASR-8 is dropping aircraft targets totally off the radar and numerous coasting and nats. We need an ASR-11 to correct this problem. This is a major safety issue. In order to separate planes we need at least the aircraft target to provide the public with proper safety measures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAV CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING ONGOING TARGET LOSS ON THEIR PRESENT ASR-8 RADAR SYSTEM; SUGGESTING NEW ASR-11 WOULD SOLVE ISSUE.
Narrative: OUR ASR-8 IS DROPPING ACFT TARGETS TOTALLY OFF THE RADAR AND NUMEROUS COASTING AND NATS. WE NEED AN ASR-11 TO CORRECT THIS PROB. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IN ORDER TO SEPARATE PLANES WE NEED AT LEAST THE ACFT TARGET TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH PROPER SAFETY MEASURES.
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.