Inter-communications switching system (icss) position failure caused combined position of operation.

Attributes
ACN	223504
Time
Date	199209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eri
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 23 controller supervisory : 2
ASRS Report	223504
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working arrival radar-west at eri, experiencing heavy traffic conditions. Ar-east was being relieved and experienced a complete icss (communication system) failure. I was immediately required to assume the traffic of that position (5-6 aircraft). 2 controllers jumped to my assistance and we worked very heavy traffic for approximately 40 mins. The icss system was reset by FAA airways facility personnel, who were called in on overtime. We don't know what caused this occurrence but -- we are briefing all personnel on how to reset icss position modules.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INTER-COMS SWITCHING SYS (ICSS) POS FAILURE CAUSED COMBINED POS OF OP.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING ARR RADAR-W AT ERI, EXPERIENCING HVY TFC CONDITIONS. AR-E WAS BEING RELIEVED AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ICSS (COM SYS) FAILURE. I WAS IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED TO ASSUME THE TFC OF THAT POS (5-6 ACFT). 2 CTLRS JUMPED TO MY ASSISTANCE AND WE WORKED VERY HVY TFC FOR APPROX 40 MINS. THE ICSS SYS WAS RESET BY FAA AIRWAYS FACILITY PERSONNEL, WHO WERE CALLED IN ON OVERTIME. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS OCCURRENCE BUT -- WE ARE BRIEFING ALL PERSONNEL ON HOW TO RESET ICSS POS MODULES.

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.