ATC equipment problem radar scope failed not fixed until next day. Facility maintenance technician s...

Attributes
ACN	284554
Time
Date	199409
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 11
ASRS Report	284554
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
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Recently, the maintenance technicians have gone to a schedule where the night shift ends at XA00 and there is no coverage in this facility until XB00 or XC00? Leaving several hours unattended. On sep/wed/94 arw radar scope went OTS and was not repaired until the following day after the morning push. Numerous equipment problems have been brought to their attention and these are still there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR SCOPE FAILED NOT FIXED UNTIL NEXT DAY. FACILITY MAINT TECHNICIAN STAFFING.

Narrative: RECENTLY, THE MAINT TECHNICIANS HAVE GONE TO A SCHEDULE WHERE THE NIGHT SHIFT ENDS AT XA00 AND THERE IS NO COVERAGE IN THIS FACILITY UNTIL XB00 OR XC00? LEAVING SEVERAL HRS UNATTENDED. ON SEP/WED/94 ARW RADAR SCOPE WENT OTS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE MORNING PUSH. NUMEROUS EQUIP PROBS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTN AND THESE ARE STILL THERE.

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.

ATC equipment problem radar scope failed not fixed until next day. Facility maintenance technician staffing.