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Roa controller expressed concern regarding the lyh ASR-9 radar secondary radar system that reportedly continues to fail. This failure renders MSAW processing inoperable and complicates handoff procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 915474 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LYH.Airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Departure Flight Data / Clearance Delivery |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
The lyh ASR-9 radar system continually drops secondary (beacon) data on aircraft in the sector. When this occurs the aircraft in question no longer receive MSAW processing. If this problem occurs while aircraft are in hand off status to the lyh sector; an automated hand off is not possible and verbal coordination must be accomplished. This has been an issue for many months and has been reported to technical operations through the airport operations control center.fix the secondary radar system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ROA Controller expressed concern regarding the LYH ASR-9 RADAR Secondary RADAR system that reportedly continues to fail. This failure renders MSAW processing inoperable and complicates handoff procedures.
Narrative: The LYH ASR-9 RADAR system continually drops secondary (beacon) data on aircraft in the sector. When this occurs the aircraft in question no longer receive MSAW processing. If this problem occurs while aircraft are in hand off status to the LYH Sector; an automated hand off is not possible and verbal coordination must be accomplished. This has been an issue for many months and has been reported to Technical Operations through the Airport Operations Control Center.Fix the secondary radar system.
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.