Sav controller described ASR-8 beacon problems with channel changes due to coasting.

Attributes
ACN	784009
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sav.tracon
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
ASRS Report	784009
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility

Narrative:

XA50Z ASR-8 beacon channel 2 release to maintenance. XB19Z ASR-8 beacon channel 2 return to service. XH06Z ASR-8 changed to beacon channel 2 because of coasting on channel 1.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV CTLR DESCRIBED ASR-8 BEACON PROBS WITH CHANNEL CHANGES DUE TO COASTING.

Narrative: XA50Z ASR-8 BEACON CHANNEL 2 RELEASE TO MAINT. XB19Z ASR-8 BEACON CHANNEL 2 RETURN TO SVC. XH06Z ASR-8 CHANGED TO BEACON CHANNEL 2 BECAUSE OF COASTING ON CHANNEL 1.

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.