ATC equipment problem radar and ARTS failure due to new computer program.

Attributes
ACN	274748
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	274748
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Several times over the past 2 days the ASR-9 and the ARTS ii have failed. No operational errors occurred but the potential was there. It failed during rushes and during slow periods. ARTS 3.06 was installed but removed and replaced with 3.05 several days ago.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR AND ARTS FAILURE DUE TO NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM.

Narrative: SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS THE ASR-9 AND THE ARTS II HAVE FAILED. NO OPERATIONAL ERRORS OCCURRED BUT THE POTENTIAL WAS THERE. IT FAILED DURING RUSHES AND DURING SLOW PERIODS. ARTS 3.06 WAS INSTALLED BUT REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH 3.05 SEVERAL DAYS AGO.

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.