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ZLA controller described the inability of NAS equipment to display certain military aircraft; reporter claiming darc equipment displays these same targets.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 872717 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
A flight of 2 military fighter's exited lsv airspace and the lsv controller called me for a VFR point out. For some reason I could not see the aircraft in NAS; and had to transition to darc to see the aircraft and accept the point out. Then I transitioned back to NAS and the target disappeared. This is unsafe as I descend aircraft leaving mycal intersection to 16000 crossing fuzzy level. This is a known problem; and hasn't been fixed. I called both lsv; and joshua approach; and they both see the target in the NAS; and I have to transition to darc to see it. Recommendation; do whatever it takes to allow us to track these targets in NAS to prevent a mid air collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLA Controller described the inability of NAS equipment to display certain military aircraft; reporter claiming DARC equipment displays these same targets.
Narrative: A flight of 2 military fighter's exited LSV airspace and the LSV Controller called me for a VFR point out. For some reason I could not see the aircraft in NAS; and had to transition to DARC to see the aircraft and accept the point out. Then I transitioned back to NAS and the target disappeared. This is unsafe as I descend aircraft leaving MYCAL intersection to 16000 crossing FUZZY level. This is a known problem; and hasn't been fixed. I called both LSV; and Joshua Approach; and they both see the target in the NAS; and I have to transition to DARC to see it. Recommendation; do whatever it takes to allow us to track these targets in NAS to prevent a mid air collision.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.