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Nct controller described oak radar coverage limitation during southeast plan operations and combined control positions; necessitating use of nuq radar site.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 767483 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nct.tracon |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Experience | controller military : 5 controller supervisory : 1 controller time certified in position1 : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 767483 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : nct.tracon |
Narrative:
In area B at northern california TRACON during southeast operations; the boulder and laguna position are combined due to staffing. This causes targets to routinely drop off on the southwest portion of the radar position; boulder. Boulder must use the moffett radar when combined to watch over 100 mi of airspace with less than adequate radar coverage. Boulder routinely delay vectors 10-12 aircraft during southeast operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NCT CTLR DESCRIBED OAK RADAR COVERAGE LIMITATION DURING SE PLAN OPS AND COMBINED CTL POSITIONS; NECESSITATING USE OF NUQ RADAR SITE.
Narrative: IN AREA B AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACON DURING SE OPS; THE BOULDER AND LAGUNA POS ARE COMBINED DUE TO STAFFING. THIS CAUSES TARGETS TO ROUTINELY DROP OFF ON THE SW PORTION OF THE RADAR POS; BOULDER. BOULDER MUST USE THE MOFFETT RADAR WHEN COMBINED TO WATCH OVER 100 MI OF AIRSPACE WITH LESS THAN ADEQUATE RADAR COVERAGE. BOULDER ROUTINELY DELAY VECTORS 10-12 ACFT DURING SE OPS.
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.