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Sav tower controller voiced concern regarding several ASR-8 radar failures; suggesting replacement ASR-11 radar be installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 755346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| ASRS Report | 755346 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : sav.tower |
Narrative:
At savannah ATCT the primary radar OTS. The 32 yr old ASR-8 has failed 2 weeks in a row. Please NASA contact the FAA and advise them we need ASR-11 to separate these planes. The radar is not getting any better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAV TWR CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING SEVERAL ASR-8 RADAR FAILURES; SUGGESTING REPLACEMENT ASR-11 RADAR BE INSTALLED.
Narrative: AT SAVANNAH ATCT THE PRIMARY RADAR OTS. THE 32 YR OLD ASR-8 HAS FAILED 2 WKS IN A ROW. PLEASE NASA CONTACT THE FAA AND ADVISE THEM WE NEED ASR-11 TO SEPARATE THESE PLANES. THE RADAR IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.
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.