ATC equipment problem radar (asde) operating but unusable.

Attributes
ACN	229670
Time
Date	199212
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	229670
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Throughout the day, the WX was IFR with a ceiling of 300 ft or less, and prevailing visibility 1/2 most of the shift. The ground radar (airport surface detection equipment -- asde) was operable but useless. Today, there were no incidents to report but with the continued use of poor and faulty equipment an accident is bound to happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR (ASDE) OPERATING BUT UNUSABLE.

Narrative: THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE WX WAS IFR WITH A CEILING OF 300 FT OR LESS, AND PREVAILING VISIBILITY 1/2 MOST OF THE SHIFT. THE GND RADAR (ARPT SURFACE DETECTION EQUIP -- ASDE) WAS OPERABLE BUT USELESS. TODAY, THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS TO RPT BUT WITH THE CONTINUED USE OF POOR AND FAULTY EQUIP AN ACCIDENT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN.

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.