ATC equipment problem ASR-9 beacon.

Attributes
ACN	273687
Time
Date	199406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 19 controller supervisory : 1
ASRS Report	273687
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The radar technician called the supervisor in the TRACON and asked for a beacon change on the charlotte radar. When the supervisor changed the beacon to channel 1 the beacon system started to power down at the site according to the radar technician. The supervisor immediately changed the system back to channel 2. This is just another problem with the beacon system. The FAA administrator's hotline has been advised of our problems here at charlotte.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB ASR-9 BEACON.

Narrative: THE RADAR TECHNICIAN CALLED THE SUPVR IN THE TRACON AND ASKED FOR A BEACON CHANGE ON THE CHARLOTTE RADAR. WHEN THE SUPVR CHANGED THE BEACON TO CHANNEL 1 THE BEACON SYS STARTED TO PWR DOWN AT THE SITE ACCORDING TO THE RADAR TECHNICIAN. THE SUPVR IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE SYS BACK TO CHANNEL 2. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PROB WITH THE BEACON SYS. THE FAA ADMINISTRATOR'S HOTLINE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OUR PROBS HERE AT CHARLOTTE.

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.