Secondary radar system not operating satisfactorily.

Attributes
ACN	157819
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 11
ASRS Report	157819
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Secondary radar systems at albuquerque ATC tower continuously failing to operate satisfactorily during this time period. Radar controllers have observed numerous 'coast' tracks and tracks completely dropping off the radar screen. Also departing aircraft have been slow to acquire due to lack of secondary radar sensitivity. FAA arwys facility personnel have been repeatedly advised of the problem. This is an unsafe situation for all users of albuquerque, NM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SECONDARY RADAR SYSTEM NOT OPERATING SATISFACTORILY.

Narrative: SECONDARY RADAR SYSTEMS AT ALBUQUERQUE ATC TWR CONTINUOUSLY FAILING TO OPERATE SATISFACTORILY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. RADAR CTLRS HAVE OBSERVED NUMEROUS 'COAST' TRACKS AND TRACKS COMPLETELY DROPPING OFF THE RADAR SCREEN. ALSO DEPARTING ACFT HAVE BEEN SLOW TO ACQUIRE DUE TO LACK OF SECONDARY RADAR SENSITIVITY. FAA ARWYS FAC PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY ADVISED OF THE PROB. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION FOR ALL USERS OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.