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Clt controller described false asde-X alert during takeoff roll; indicating vehicle on runway in opposite direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795263 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | CRJ 900 (all) Canadair Regional Jet 900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 795263 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : asde-x other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
Narrative:
Asde-X sounded a false alert while aircraft X was on departure roll. It indicated a vehicle on the runway opposite direction when the runway was clear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT CTLR DESCRIBED FALSE ASDE-X ALERT DURING TKOF ROLL; INDICATING VEHICLE ON RWY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Narrative: ASDE-X SOUNDED A FALSE ALERT WHILE ACFT X WAS ON DEP ROLL. IT INDICATED A VEHICLE ON THE RWY OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN THE RWY WAS CLR.
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.