ATC equipment problem radar failure.

Attributes
ACN	258436
Time
Date	199312
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csg
State Reference	GA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : csg
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	258436
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On evening shift strong winds caused a disruption in power resulting in momentary loss of radar and all communications equipment. Standby generators kicked in within seconds and all equipment returned to normal function within 2 mins of initial power loss with the exception of radar channel a. Af technician on duty repaired channel a and had it on line within 15 mins. This happened late on a saturday night. If af had worked only administrative hours as is proposed, no af technician would have been on duty. How long would it take mcc to locate someone to repair the radar in a similar scenario?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR FAILURE.

Narrative: ON EVENING SHIFT STRONG WINDS CAUSED A DISRUPTION IN PWR RESULTING IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF RADAR AND ALL COMS EQUIP. STANDBY GENERATORS KICKED IN WITHIN SECONDS AND ALL EQUIP RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION WITHIN 2 MINS OF INITIAL PWR LOSS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RADAR CHANNEL A. AF TECHNICIAN ON DUTY REPAIRED CHANNEL A AND HAD IT ON LINE WITHIN 15 MINS. THIS HAPPENED LATE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. IF AF HAD WORKED ONLY ADMINISTRATIVE HRS AS IS PROPOSED, NO AF TECHNICIAN WOULD HAVE BEEN ON DUTY. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE MCC TO LOCATE SOMEONE TO REPAIR THE RADAR IN A SIMILAR SCENARIO?

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.