Narrative:

Bradley approach, worcester sector handles a section of airspace where radar coverage is limited and is totally non radar controled in some areas. These areas have much better radar coverage by two abutting facs and these facs are often asked by the worcester sector controller to help the M find the position of an aircraft that the worcester sector controller is working. The user (the flying public) obviously does not know this is occurring day to day. Air carriers and air taxis have scheduled flts into worcester airport and their radar service is being terminated when we lose radar contact with them. They are not being provided radar service to the ground which the FAA could do if either one of the abutting facs took this airspace. Departures out F worcester airport are being delayed needlessly because of lack of radar coverage. We have already had a systems error involving an air carrier and an aircraft in the non radar area. If the FAA is truely concerned with safety they will explore ways to give this area to the facility with the best radar coverage. My own personal feeling is the air carriers and air taxis should be aware that they are not getting the best service possible (and the safest) for their money.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR REPORTER STATES THAT RADAR COVERAGE IN THE VICINITY OF WORCESTER ARPT IS EITHER NON EXISTENT OR LIMITED.

Narrative: BRADLEY APCH, WORCESTER SECTOR HANDLES A SECTION OF AIRSPACE WHERE RADAR COVERAGE IS LIMITED AND IS TOTALLY NON RADAR CTLED IN SOME AREAS. THESE AREAS HAVE MUCH BETTER RADAR COVERAGE BY TWO ABUTTING FACS AND THESE FACS ARE OFTEN ASKED BY THE WORCESTER SECTOR CTLR TO HELP THE M FIND THE POS OF AN ACFT THAT THE WORCESTER SECTOR CTLR IS WORKING. THE USER (THE FLYING PUBLIC) OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT KNOW THIS IS OCCURRING DAY TO DAY. AIR CARRIERS AND AIR TAXIS HAVE SCHEDULED FLTS INTO WORCESTER ARPT AND THEIR RADAR SVC IS BEING TERMINATED WHEN WE LOSE RADAR CONTACT WITH THEM. THEY ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED RADAR SVC TO THE GND WHICH THE FAA COULD DO IF EITHER ONE OF THE ABUTTING FACS TOOK THIS AIRSPACE. DEPS OUT F WORCESTER ARPT ARE BEING DELAYED NEEDLESSLY BECAUSE OF LACK OF RADAR COVERAGE. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A SYSTEMS ERROR INVOLVING AN AIR CARRIER AND AN ACFT IN THE NON RADAR AREA. IF THE FAA IS TRUELY CONCERNED WITH SAFETY THEY WILL EXPLORE WAYS TO GIVE THIS AREA TO THE FAC WITH THE BEST RADAR COVERAGE. MY OWN PERSONAL FEELING IS THE AIR CARRIERS AND AIR TAXIS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING THE BEST SVC POSSIBLE (AND THE SAFEST) FOR THEIR MONEY.

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.