ATC equipment problem radar ARTS iia accepts radar handoff without controller awareness.

Attributes
ACN	279084
Time
Date	199407
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hyk
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid tracon : hyk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	279084
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Air carrier X beacon code OX45 at 11000 ft in handoff to lex approach. ARTS iia accepted handoff all by itself (not taken by controller). Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the problem began when the ARTS ii was upgraded to an ARTS iia. The dss can't solve the problem. Reporter said the ARTS accepts handoffs from the 3 adjoining approach controls and the center. Reporter said he has not officially made this problem known to facility management. Reporter does not know if problem is being worked on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ARTS IIA ACCEPTS RADAR HDOF WITHOUT CTLR AWARENESS.

Narrative: ACR X BEACON CODE OX45 AT 11000 FT IN HDOF TO LEX APCH. ARTS IIA ACCEPTED HDOF ALL BY ITSELF (NOT TAKEN BY CTLR). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE PROB BEGAN WHEN THE ARTS II WAS UPGRADED TO AN ARTS IIA. THE DSS CAN'T SOLVE THE PROB. RPTR SAID THE ARTS ACCEPTS HDOFS FROM THE 3 ADJOINING APCH CTLS AND THE CTR. RPTR SAID HE HAS NOT OFFICIALLY MADE THIS PROB KNOWN TO FACILITY MGMNT. RPTR DOES NOT KNOW IF PROB IS BEING WORKED ON.

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.