Anc controller described asde/amass failure with no repair date estimate available.

Attributes
ACN	774987
Time
Date	200802
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 15 controller non radar : 3
ASRS Report	774987
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility FAA Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility

Narrative:

When I came to work at anchorage ATCT; I was briefed that the amass/asde was totally offline; and it had been broken since at least yesterday. I was not given a time as to when we can expect it to return to service. Maintenance has possibly ordered parts that may be here sometime this week.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ANC CTLR DESCRIBED ASDE/AMASS FAILURE WITH NO REPAIR DATE ESTIMATE AVAILABLE.

Narrative: WHEN I CAME TO WORK AT ANCHORAGE ATCT; I WAS BRIEFED THAT THE AMASS/ASDE WAS TOTALLY OFFLINE; AND IT HAD BEEN BROKEN SINCE AT LEAST YESTERDAY. I WAS NOT GIVEN A TIME AS TO WHEN WE CAN EXPECT IT TO RETURN TO SVC. MAINT HAS POSSIBLY ORDERED PARTS THAT MAY BE HERE SOMETIME THIS WK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.