ATC equipment problem radar ARTS failure.

Attributes
ACN	253116
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tpa
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 11
ASRS Report	253116
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:

Tpa and srq ARTS display lost due to sensor failure. ARTS induced scatter, tpa and srq ARTS resumed normal after being down for 4 mins. All aircraft in tpa approach airspace were left on last assigned headings and informed to utilize visual separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ARTS FAILURE.

Narrative: TPA AND SRQ ARTS DISPLAY LOST DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. ARTS INDUCED SCATTER, TPA AND SRQ ARTS RESUMED NORMAL AFTER BEING DOWN FOR 4 MINS. ALL ACFT IN TPA APCH AIRSPACE WERE LEFT ON LAST ASSIGNED HDGS AND INFORMED TO UTILIZE VISUAL SEPARATION.

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.